WEIRD SPORTS
…………………………………… In the
last weekend in May each year (the Spring Bank holiday) on the top of the very
steep Cooper's Hill in Gloucester England, people gather with their seven pound
(~3 kg) hunk of cheese to take part in the famous "Coopers Hill Cheese
Rolling and Wake". The aim of the competition is to roll your cheese to
the bottom of the hill with you following it any way you can. The cheese can
travel at up to 30 miles per hour, with the participants at much the same
speed. People get hurt, some pretty badly, and if you ever see this event you
will understand why.
…………………………………… The first
race in 1965 was only open to Army, Navy and American Marines, but now the
competition is open to anyone. The competitors race in teams of six, plus one on
the bed. Each team must provide their own bed, decorated in the theme for the
year. The bed runs on four wheels, but also need to be able to float. The 3km
run race begins and ends at Conyngham Hall. About halfway through the run, the
teams face the one-in-five gradient climb to Castle Top before it’s back down
the hill and toward the final challenge – crossing a river.
…………………………………… is a
hybrid sport which was created in Australia during World War II when soldiers
stationed there from the USA wanted to play football against the Australians. The
name comes from the first four letters of Australia (AUST) and the initials of
the United States (US). They used an American Football, which is designed
better for throwing. The American tended to throw the ball while the Aussies
kicked it, but the games were competitive and large crowds came to watch.
…………………………………… comes from the popular children's stories of Winnie the Pooh. Not only is the name a little unusual, so is the sport. It involves standing on a bridge and dropping your stick in the water, then racing to the other side to see who’s stick goes the fastest. Wow, what excitement.
……………………………………. Australian's love to watch and play sport, and a recent
addition to the sporting calendar is this competition. This has to be something
to put you to sleep! This new contest was held for the first time in 2006. The
rules of this contest are quite simple - about 400 sheep will make a mad dash
past ten competitors, who will try to count them accurately.
……………………………………. With shoes off, the competitors face other
toe-to-toe across the 'toedium', where they interlock their big toes and try to
fight each other off the toedium (a lot like arm wrestling).
……………………………………. Each competitor gets a patch of ground and a certain
amount of time to bring as many worms to the surface as they can. Competitors
can use just about any method they wish, though be warned - the use of
dishwashing detergent has been banned. In
this competition, each team gets a 3x3m plot and has 30 minutes to charm as
many worms as they can.
……………………………………. is an un usual form of the game of football (Soccer),
which is played in bogs or swamps. The sport originated in Finland, where apparently it was used as an
exercise activity for athletes and soldiers, as playing on soft bog is very
physically demanding. The first organized competition was held in 1998, when 13
teams gathered to play for the Finnish Championship. The event was the brainchild
of Jyrki Väänänen nicknamed "The Swamp Baron".
……………………………………... It is easy to see where they got the name for the sport of joggling - a
combination of juggling and jogging. The rules for the sport are simple too -
the competitors must maintain a juggling pattern whilst running, and if an
object is dropped, the joggler must return and continue from the point where
the object fell.
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