New Zealand Extreme Sport of Zorbing
Another unusual extreme sport from New Zealand, Zorb Ball Extreme Sport (Zorbing) is taking a little while to catch on, but looks like a lot of fun. I dont really know if it is a sport if you just roll...
View ArticleWorld Joggling Championships 2007 100m 5-ball
Jogging, a sport which combines running and juggling, have events ranging from 100m up to the marathon. This video shows the 100 meter 5 ball race at the 2007 World Joggling Championships, held in...
View ArticleMarathon Joggling Training
A nicely edited video showing someone in training for a joggling marathon. As weird as it sounds, it looks natural to be running and juggling at the same time.
View ArticleStreet Luge
I thought luge on ice was crazy. The sport of Street Luge, where they race down a hill with no barriers at 80 mph and 2 inches of the ground is more crazier! This is a profile of street luge champion...
View ArticleBlack’s Beach Nude Volleyball
I can’t see how it can be more fun naked, but these people seem to prefer to play their beach volleyball without clothes. There are games played at Black’s Beach in San Diego, USA on a regular basis if...
View ArticleTwo-Handed Tennis
Two-Racket Tennis sounds unusual, but makes a lot of sense. If you have a pretty poor backhand, why not hold a racket in each hand and just hit forehands all day. You will also have a greater reach and...
View ArticleBlo-Ball
Blo-ball is an unusual sport similar to table tennis without the paddles. All you need is a good set of lungs to blow the ping-pong ball back and forth and try and get the ball past your opponent. Read...
View ArticleBog Snorkelling in Wales
The World Bog Snorkeling Championship has been held along the dense Waen Rhydd Peat bog near Llanwrtyd Wells, in Powys, Wales since 1985. It may be a world championships, but you can see on this video...
View ArticlePhasketboot coming to your yard soon
Phasketboot is a newly invented sport – a mix between basketball, football and ultimate frisbee played in a driveway which has a basketball hoop and a grassy area. It was invented in 2011 at a...
View ArticleHantis Championship Highlights from 2010
Here is a highlight video of the Hantis Players’ Championship in 2010. It is a sport dreamed up by a few US high school students. It is a sport for everyone – anyone can play with minimal cost outlay...
View ArticleNew and Unusual Sport of 360Ball
Here is a really cool looking sport that has come out of South Africa, a bit like squash played on a circular court. Check it out. See more about 360Ball.
View ArticleGliding Demonstration Sport at the 1936 Olympics
There are many unusual sports that have been part of the Olympic Games as demonstration sports. Gliding, or aeronautics, was demonstrated in 1936, and also a gold medal awarded for Swiss Hermann...
View ArticleBo-taoshi, Unusual Japanese Sport
An interesting Japanese unusual sport is called Bo-taoshi, which is a capture-the-flag-like game with elements of rugby and war. Shown below is a game played at its highest level, between cadets of...
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