Gurning is a traditional British competition where participants distort their faces, often by pushing their lower jaw forward and contorting their features. The ugliest face wins, not something I would be proud of.
The competition is most famously associated with the Egremont Crab Fair in England, where contestants sometimes wear horse collars to exaggerate their expressions.
Here is some historical footage of a gurning competition from the 1960s.
Here is a video showing Irish road bowling in action.
Video of Bob ‘The Rock’ Cooper, Rock Paper Scissors 2006 World Champion. Maybe having a beer in his hand hindered his competitor. Read more about the unusual sport of paper scissors rock!
Here is a highlight package, showing some of the exceptional skills involved in the sport of Sepak Takraw.
Here is a video of footage from the 23rd King’s Cup Sepak Takraw world championship in Thailand 2008. Korea Vs Thailand game.
A story about the World Championships of Toe Wrestling from Revision3 Internet TV.
→ No CommentsTags: Toe Wrestling·Unusual·world championships
An amateur video of the World Toe Wrestling Championships from 2009.
→ No CommentsTags: Toe Wrestling·Unusual·world championships
Toe Wrestling is another childhood game that has made it to the big time adult sporting world. Here are some images of the World Championships and a discussion about toe wrestling from a TV show.
→ No CommentsTags: Toe Wrestling·Unusual·world championships
Tumbling was a gymnastics event at the 1932 Olympic Games. Here is a video of the only Olympic Champion, Rowland "Flip" Wolfe of the United States, demonstrating some of his tumbling routines. His key move was the backflip with a double twist. He became the youngest ever male Olympic gymnastics champion – he was 17 years and 307 days old.
→ No CommentsTags: 1932·discontinued sport·events·Gymnastics·olympic games·Rowland Wolfe·tumbling
Here is a fascinating demonstration about how bowling balls are made.
Topendsports.com features links to partner sportsbooks. If you click on these affiliate links and create an account or deposit funds, we may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. While partnerships may affect which brands are featured or their position in some lists, all reviews and ratings are based on independent analysis and remain entirely unbiased.
