5 of the most insane sports created
5) The Cooper Hill’s cheese rolling
The basic principle of this sport is to climb a near vertical hill, throw a big round block of cheese down and have the contestants chasing it. It’s been recorded that the cheese itself can gain speeds in excess of 70 mph – not to mention it gets a 1 second head start!
The winner is the first person to cross the line at the bottom, the traditional method of choosing the winner is the person who catches the cheese itself.
4) Hurling
While this sport is a mixture of grass hockey and football the game is played with sticks (similar to grass hockey sticks) and a small hard ball. The objective is the 2 teams smash the ball into the opponent’s goal. Why is this insane? The ball can reach speeds of around 100 mph and the players don’t even wear any protective clothing!
3) Buzkashi
This is actually the national sport of central Asian nations, the teams play on horseback in the attempt to throw a dead goat into the scoring zone. Yes, I said dead goat! This game can actually go on for a number of days, players tend to wear some sort of protective clothing to guard themselves against any serious injuries.
2) Chess boxing
The name says it all about this sport, it consists of 11 rounds of alternating between chess and boxing. It was in the attempt to create the ultimate sport that consists of mental and psychical determination. The problem arises when players excel at boxing but know nothing about chess, they can move pieces around then just knock the opponent out in the first round.
1) Kabaddi
One of the most unusual sports I have come across is Kabaddi, the games itself has been said to be a mixture of tag and wrestling. There is 2 teams of 12 men (7 on the field, 5 as substitutes), each team take it in turns to send a ‘raider’ into the other team in the attempt to tag as many as possible and get out. The insane issue occurs when the ‘raider’ has to hold his breath and chant Kabaddi constantly, if he successfully gets out – all of the people he tagged are out. If he gets caught and wrestled to the floor until he breathes – he is out.
