Cricket and Rugby are two sports I don’t quite get. Truth is, I wasn’t too much interested in finding out more about them. All I know is that in cricket, the word ‘wicket’ is used quite often and in Rugby, you have to run for your life. Hey, I have an excuse! I graduated from the kaplan university and I’m ready to become a financial analyst, so I didn’t have too much contact with the world of sports, despite being a football (soccer) and a tennis fan. My field of activity doesn’t have too much in common with sports, unless you’re an impresario who at night, in order to sleep, counts dollars instead of sheep.
Do I think that cricket is a strange sport? Not really. I think it takes more than not understanding the rules, for a sport to be considered strange. If you take the logical path, you would consider that pretty much most of the sports are weird, since they consist of a bunch of people chasing a ball. Trust me, there are people who have a twisted notion of the word ‘entertainment’, an element which is required in every sport. Here is a list of some of those sports which are either overly complicated or plain weird.
- Wife Carrying
Ah, love is in the air! Isn’t this nice? Carrying your wife on your shoulders (literally) with her head upside down as if she was some kind of a spider who just won’t let you go is one of the most romantic things a man can do for his wife. Uh, not really, if you ask me. I can’t figure out why would it be fun for a man to carry his 49 kg wife (that’s the required weight) on his back and face a bunch of obstacles without letting her go? If he drops her, does it mean he doesn’t love her too much or what? Yes, the woman has to wear a helmet, but just the thought of staying with your head upside down, while your man jumps and runs through the obstacles makes me feel dizzy. It all started in Finland and of course, it’s also practiced now in Asia and North America. The participants even have to pay a fee to enter the competition. Great! And I was thinking they should pay me to participate. Now, trying to be more serious, although with a sport like this you can’t, I can see why people see it as a source of entertainment. This whole teamwork makes the pairs get closer to each other and regardless if they win or not, they’ll have a great time, otherwise they wouldn’t have participated.
- Octopush or underwater hockey
Rules are the same as in hockey, except it’s being played underwater; the sport has become popular in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK. And I thought Ice Hockey was difficult! I’ve never actually seen an underwater hockey game, but the fact that you’re playing it underwater, where it’s a lot harder to control both the puck and your body, makes it a bit strange. I understand water polo, but here you actually have to get to the surface several times and get some air.
- Cheese Rolling
You might have heard about this sport, but if you’re not keen of getting a bunch of bruises, you might want to postpone your participation to this competition. Basically, from the top of a hill, the participants have to run after a round of Double Gloucester cheese. Of course, there are small chances that one of the competitors will actually catch it, so the goal is to reach the finish line first and obviously, there will be some pushing and shoving involved.
After seeing this video, you’ll regret the day you thought Cricket was a weird sport.
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