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Posted By Kieran Moschner - Friday, May 29, 2020

Weird Sports 1800 Team

Aarya Hattangdi
Beula Kantimahanti
Janith Tillakaratne
Jawad Shinwari
Kieran Moschner
Weird Sports

Champions of Competitive Eating

Posted By Beula Kantimahanti - Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Some of the Champions In Competitive Eating: What makes competitive eating is the famous eaters that uphold a strong reputation and image in competitive eating. Not anybody has the stomach to be part of this strange sport so when people like Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie and Juliet Lee make it in the big eating competitions, it just shows the skill and commitment in this sport. Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition Joey Chestnut: The best in the game when it comes to eating hot dogs. Chestnut holds 43 world records and has broken many of his own records consistently. His performance is one of dedication and shocks everyone. He has been able to eat 132 chicken wings in 30 minutes flat. Matt Stonie: Next up is Matt Stonie, an impressive eater who holds amazing records in the world of competitive eating. He has eaten 152 bacon strips in approximately 5 minutes and competed successfully in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Competition. His eating performance is defini...

Fun Facts about Chess Boxing - Aarya Hattangdi

Posted By Aarya Hattangdi - Thursday, May 14, 2020

Fun Facts about Chess Boxing Did you know that Chess Boxing fights have been taking place since 2003? The form of chess played is speed chess in which each player has a total of 12 minutes for the whole game. The World Chess Boxing Organisation keeps control of the sport. In July of 2008 in Berlin a 19 year old Russian mathematics student Nikolai Sazhin won the title of ‘World Championship’ in chess boxing. According to many individuals who have participated in Chess Boxing, the popularity of Chess is seen as being key to Chess Boxing’s potential success. Around 500 million people worldwide know of this sport and its rules. Here are a few words by the founder of the sport that is known today as Chess Boxing... “Chess boxing has something very unique that’s not represented in any other sport” Says the founder of the weird sport Rubingh. “You need mental and physical strength in one discipline”. Rubingh furth...

The Wonderful World of Aqua Jogging:

Posted By Janith Tillakaratne - Thursday, May 07, 2020

What is Aqua Jogging?: Aqua Jogging involves wearing a personal flotation device which helps to keep your body floating in the water and then moving your arms and legs in jogging or running motion in the deep end of a pool where your feet cannot touch the bottom of the pool. Aqua Jogging is a fun and practical form of cross-training which is most popular with professional athletes, in fact, Aqua Jogging is considered the most popular form of cross-training among professionals. Source: What Equipment Do You Need?: There are many different forms of equipment that can be used in Aqua jogging with the simplest being a flotation belt however some athletes take the extra step and use resistance shoes as well as resistance gloves or weights to make the jog even harder. How Do I Try?: References: Shelley, J., 2016. Aqua jogging : How, When And Why To Try It . [online] the Guardian. Available at: < https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-...