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A lot of sports are pretty dangerous, such as auto-racing, MMA or playing for any team in Oakland. But after last week's scary shark attack in South Africa, we can all agree that surfing has ...
Fourth Sports Xochimilco Physical condition Swim US Steven J. Linthicum [115] 46 9/18/2011 Dewey Sprint Delaware Cardiac arrest Swim US John Park [115] 59 9/11/2011 Nations D.C. Collapsed shortly after starting the bike event Bike US Mark Wezca [166] 46 8/28/2011 Ironman 140.6 Louisville Kentucky Cardiac arrest Swim US David Aschauer [167] 58 8 ...
BASE jumping (/ b eɪ s /) is the recreational sport of jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend to the ground. BASE is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: buildings , antennas (referring to radio masts ), spans ( bridges ) and earth ( cliffs ).
It was particularly dangerous in the early days when oceanic racing was more like early mountain climbing in terms of sense of adventure and achievement. Modern safety and communication equipment has improved safety however like any sport in natural environment risk is always present.
Extreme sports is a sub-category of sports that are described as any kind of sport "of a character or kind farthest removed from the ordinary or average". [27] These kinds of sports often carry out the potential risk of serious and permanent physical injury and even death. [ 28 ]
Fatalities from wingsuit flying have occurred almost from the inception of the sport. Listed below are notable examples where wingsuit pilots were publicly named in the press, including when wingsuit practice was not the first cause of death. This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information. Date Name Age Location Details 4 February 1912 Franz Reichelt 33 France The ...
List of gridiron football players who died during their careers; List of association footballers who died after on-field incidents; List of athletics competitors who died during their careers; Sudden cardiac death of athletes
Swiss snowboarder Sophie Hediger, famous for competing in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, tragically lost her life yesterday (December 23) in an avalanche at Arosa Lenzerheide, a ski area ...