Football, volleyball, figure skating are all sports we know. But there are such sports that you have not seen anywhere, even at the Olympic Games. Well, forward to the intriguing knowledge, for you today is the Top 10 most unusual sports.
10. Pigeon racing
This kind of sport is associated with the production of trained pigeons that must fly a certain distance (from 100 to 1000 kilometers). As soon as the birds "startanuli", time is fixed, the bird becomes the winner, reaching the finish faster, that is, its flight speed was maximum compared to other feathered participants of the "flight".
9. Water skiing barefoot
Such an amazing sport arose in Florida. His discoverer is Dick Pope, who on March 6, 1947 rode barefoot. Some people refute this fact and say that it was Hancock. The first barefoot water skiing competition was held in 1950 at Cypress Gardens.
8. Underwater hockey
No one could have thought that hockey could be played under water, but it is possible. This kind of sport is non-contact. Two teams drive the puck along the bottom of the pool to score a goal for their opponent.
7. Freestyle skydiving
Freestyle skydiving is a bewitching sight. In free fall, one person begins to perform various acrobatic stunts, and the second removes all this with a special camera mounted on a helmet.
6. Sky surfing
Sky surfing is a type of parachuting, which implies that an athlete, while in free fall, performs acrobatic stunts, gliding through the air on a special board similar to a snowboard.
5. Speedcubing
This sport implies the following: assembly of the Rubik's Cube for a while. To date, the world record for one solution of 3x3x3 is 7.08 seconds. It was installed in July 2008.
4. Competitive nutrition
Competitive nutrition is a sport in which participants eat a lot of food in a short time, about 15 minutes or less. The type of food usually changes, but the competition is mainly based on desserts and fast foods. As a rule, the products are always the same. These are pies, hot dogs and more. This competition is especially popular in Japan and the USA.
3. Lawnmower Racing
Such exciting races attract people of different ages. As a rule, competitions are fun and fervent, although some take them very seriously. The difference between racing lawn mowers and conventional ones is the absence of a blade. They are removed for safety.
2. Racing belt sanders
Belt sanders have been known for a very long time, but no one could imagine that such races would appear. The competition takes place in this way: two cars are in parallel channels, by the whistle they start to ride. The victory is received by the one whose car came first to the “finish”.
1. Throwing dwarfs
The name speaks for itself. Dressed in special uniforms, the dwarf is thrown onto a soft surface. The purpose of the competition: you need to throw the dwarf further than your rivals.