Weird Sports
From the Set Wonderfully Weird
People across the globe love to play sports. But not all sports are as common as others. Dash into the world of weird sports, including everyday activities taken to the extreme, combined sports, and more.
Weird Sports - Booklist
In the Wonderfully Weird series (6 titles), readers will explore the odd and unexpected corners of otherwise common topics. Weird Sports is no exception, providing a plethora of bizarre activities and competitions enjoyed around the world. Readers are introduced to the concept through the world’s largest dodgeball game (played in 2012), followed by short themed chapters that focus on four unusual categories: “Extreme Sports” (extreme ironing, Yukigassen—a formal snowball fight), “Playing Underwater” (bog snorkeling, underwater hockey), “Sports with a Twist” (dog surfing, kick volleyball), and “Sports with Food” (a giant pumpkin regatta, cheese rolling—a sprint to catch a cheese wheel that’s rolling downhill). Photographs illuminate a majority of the examples, which truly must be seen to be believed, and the work concludes by challenging the reader to consider other possible weird sports.