Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Nowhere have "weird" sports been given more of a stage to shine than at the Olympics, where organizers have taken their chances on unusual, lesser-known sports since the first Olympic Games in 1896. Some of those sports have worked out really well.
The Olympics are full of some of the most iconic sporting events of all time. But what about the little-known sports that could use some much-needed love?
Here are the 10 oddest sports that have actually graced the modern Olympics: Solo synchronized swimming Oxymoron alert! Yes, this sport features one female swimmer synchronizing with...
However, there are also a fair few funny Olympic sports that have kept their places in the upper echelon of sporting excellence. Below are 33 weird Olympic sports that once found themselves part of the games.
As the Paris Olympics 2024 kicks off, we reflect on the most unusual sports in Olympic Games history, from pistol duelling to art and poodle clipping.
Did you know tug of war was once an Olympic activity? Or that American football has been played twice at the Games? We've assembled a list of 16 of the weirdest sports you might not know...
The Olympics has hosted its fair share of quirky, wild events. Live pigeon shooting or obstacle course swimming, anyone? Coincidentally, some of the most curious sports to be given Olympic status actually featured at the second-ever modern games in 1900 in Paris, where the sporting spectacle returns this summer.