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We are all aware of popular sports, yet there are some sports that are not well known, but have a universal popularity.
Urban Golf
So you don't want to get all that healthy exercise and walk the golf green. There is another alternative however, called Urban golf. This is where the players attack an innocent warehouse wall with their golf ball.
Bike Polo
The only way to play polo is on bikes, when you don't have any horses. This rapidly growing sport is quickly developing an international competitive calendar.
Unicycle Sport
Once only witnessed on stage, or in circuses, the unicycle has grown to be a global phenomenon. From balancing acts and acrobats, to mountain racing, to unicycle hockey, the one wheeler has become an instant wonder.
Roller Derby
Players Roller Derby pride themselves on their mixture of punk grit and attitude, plus real athletic ability. The women's Flat-Track Derby Association hosted its roller derby's first national championship tournament in 2007.
Wife Carrying
Finland first introduced wife carrying as a sport where male competitors race while carrying a female team mate. The goal is for the male to carry the female, whose aim is to keep the balance, over a particular obstacle course, in the quickest time.
The carrying holds alter between piggyback, fireman's carry, to Estonian style, where the women clings on upside-down, with her legs wrapped around her partner's shoulders, as she hangs on to his waist. Major competitions are held in Monona, Finland, Sonkajarvi, Wisconsin and in Marquette, Michigan.
In Finland, the prize is the female's weight in beer.
Moustache Championships
Growing a moustache and beard is a serious business, as seen at the biennial World Beard And Moustache Championships, where men display their carefully manicured extraordinary beards and moustaches. Categories include full beard freestyle, goatee and Dali moustache.
Of course you must have all the proper tools, from brushes, combs and scissors, to moustache wax and moustache nets.
Recreational Sport of Zorbing
While many see this only as a recreational sport, there is a growing interest in Zorbing. Each competitor walks' down a set trail, tucked inside a car-sized globe of plastic, reaching speeds of up to 50 kms per hour. Not a sport for the weak hearted and there are medical limitations.
Cardboard Tube Duelling
We are all familiar with the knights of old dueling in their coats of armour. Modern knights are very serious about their Cardboard Tube Duelling. Dressed in cardboard box amour, the competitors duel with cardboard tubes.
Snow Polo
The old sport of Snow Polo was once common with Turkish emperors. It is played on compacted snow on flat ground, or a frozen lake.
However, polo has not been restricted only to horseback. There are now BMX polo, yak polo, elephant polo, canoe polo, camel polo, golfcart polo, and underwater polo.
