Crazy Sports

[AZOffaly]

One of seafoid's many threads reminded me I wanted to start one myself about this. What are the maddest/strangest sports you've encountered or seen, live or on TV? I was flicking through Sky Sports at the weekend and I came across Kabaddi. It looks like a mental Indian form of 'tag'. It's a professional league, and has hundreds or thousands in the stands cheering, and looks bizarre. I still have no idea what's going on, but it looks like great craic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaxewBxZ7-4

[lurganblue]

quidditch

[AZOffaly]

I'm talking about real sports! Kabaddi is actually real.

[armaghniac]

Extreme Ironing
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2015/mar/19/extreme-ironing-phil-shaw-video

[The Iceman]

tried watching that Kabaddi - still unsure what it's about? breaking the defensive chain while making it to the outside or half court lines secures an offensive point.  If the defense can push you back without breaking the chain or stop you on their side of the court and within the lines they score a point?

That Florentine Football Tournament is still the craziest one for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwJ5_ieVsxY

[screenexile]

Bo Taoshi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2OfCkCJg2E

[gawa316]

tried watching that Kabaddi - still unsure what it's about? breaking the defensive chain while making it to the outside or half court lines secures an offensive point.  If the defense can push you back without breaking the chain or stop you on their side of the court and within the lines they score a point?

That Florentine Football Tournament is still the craziest one for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwJ5_ieVsxY

Use to watch it on Transworld Sport on a Saturday morning when I was cub. I'm pretty sure when a player enters the other half they have to be holding their breath.

[Hereiam]

This is just stupid

https://youtu.be/6VIWXWQutFw

[AZOffaly]

tried watching that Kabaddi - still unsure what it's about? breaking the defensive chain while making it to the outside or half court lines secures an offensive point.  If the defense can push you back without breaking the chain or stop you on their side of the court and within the lines they score a point?

That Florentine Football Tournament is still the craziest one for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwJ5_ieVsxY

Use to watch it on Transworld Sport on a Saturday morning when I was cub. I'm pretty sure when a player enters the other half they have to be holding their breath.

I think they have to be chanting Kabaddi-Kabaddi-Kabaddi, basically making themselve breathless

[deiseach]

That Florentine Football Tournament is still the craziest one for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwJ5_ieVsxY

Also known as calcio.

[ballinaman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOyQBSMeIhM

Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling

[HiMucker]

tried watching that Kabaddi - still unsure what it's about? breaking the defensive chain while making it to the outside or half court lines secures an offensive point.  If the defense can push you back without breaking the chain or stop you on their side of the court and within the lines they score a point?

That Florentine Football Tournament is still the craziest one for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwJ5_ieVsxY

The Palio in Siena is some madness as well. 

[AZOffaly]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOyQBSMeIhM

Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling

Jesus

[Declan]

The Palio in Siena is some madness as well. 

Was at it last year - unreal spectacle

[AZOffaly]

The Palio in Siena is some madness as well. 

Was at it last year - unreal spectacle

That was Armagh - Cavan