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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
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Elephant Polo: What is it? How did it happen, and how is it different?

Posted By Kieran Moschner - Friday, April 24, 2020

Elephant Polo is a variant of the sport polo with its main gimmick being that the players ride an elephant during the sport instead of horses. The British created this sport by substituting the standard horse with the more available elephant. The modern state of the game started in 1982 where the WEPA (World Elephant Polo Association) set the rules for the sport and started an annual competition. However, out of the four countries that host the sport only Nepal and Thailand follow WEPA regulation, with those played in India and Sri Lank being under independent tournament regulation. There are two interesting differences of the sport compared to the original . The differences under WEPA is that the field is 150 meters shorter and about 100 meters thinner than the normal polo field, this was changed because of the elephant speed compared to horses. The time length of the game is also changed, in elephants it has a total of 35 minutes,ten minutes of sport followed by an interval for...

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...