Chess Boxing: A combination of chess and boxing where participants alternate between rounds of boxing and playing chess.
Underwater Hockey: Players push a puck along the bottom of a swimming pool with a small stick.
Sepak Takraw: A sport originating from Southeast Asia where players use their feet, knees, chest, and head to hit a rattan ball over a net.
Quidditch: Inspired by the fictional sport from the Harry Potter series, players run with broomsticks between their legs while trying to score goals with a ball.
Wife Carrying: A competition where male participants race while carrying their female partners on their backs.
Extreme Ironing: Participants take ironing boards to remote or dangerous locations and iron clothes.
Cheese Rolling: Competitors chase a wheel of cheese down a steep hill, with the first to reach the bottom winning the cheese.
Bog Snorkeling: Participants compete to navigate a water-filled trench cut through a peat bog using snorkels and flippers.
Shin-Kicking: Contestants attempt to kick each other's shins until one is unable to continue.
Hornussen: A Swiss sport where players hit a small puck-like object with a long flexible whip.
Ferret Legging: Contestants trap ferrets in their trousers and see who can endure the longest without injury.
Competitive Eating: Participants compete to consume large quantities of food in a short amount of time.
Extreme Ironing: Participants take ironing boards to remote or dangerous locations and iron clothes.
Bed Racing: Teams race decorated beds through the streets, with one member riding and others pushing.
Elephant Polo: Polo played on the backs of elephants instead of horses.
Toe Wrestling: Participants attempt to pin down each other's toes for three seconds.
Bossaball: A combination of volleyball, soccer, and gymnastics, played on an inflatable court with trampolines.
Eukonkanto (Wife Carrying): Originating from Finland, participants carry their wives through an obstacle course.
Urban Golf: Playing golf in an urban environment, using buildings, lampposts, and other urban features as targets.
Caber Tossing: A traditional Scottish sport where participants flip a large wooden pole end over end.
Gurning: Contestants contort their faces into the ugliest expressions possible.
Haggis Hurling: Participants throw a haggis (a traditional Scottish dish) as far as possible.
Camel Wrestling: Two male camels are pitted against each other in a wrestling match.
Joggling: Competitors jog while juggling objects like balls or pins.
Firefighter Combat Challenge: Firefighters compete in a series of tasks simulating the physical demands of firefighting.
Segway Polo: Polo played while riding on Segways instead of horses.
Kabbadi: A contact team sport that originated in ancient India, where players tag opponents while holding their breath.
Buzkashi: A traditional Central Asian sport where horse-mounted players attempt to drag a goat carcass towards a goal.
Tuna Tossing: A competition where participants throw a tuna fish as far as possible.
Unicycle Hockey: Hockey played while riding unicycles, with players using sticks to hit a ball into the opposing team's goal.
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