{"id":17710,"date":"2021-07-01T09:30:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T14:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=17710"},"modified":"2021-07-01T14:09:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T19:09:39","slug":"10-weirdest-olympic-sports-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/10-weirdest-olympic-sports-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Weirdest Olympic Sports Of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tokyo 2020 – now 2021 – kicks off this month with five new sports added to the mix. This year you\u2019ll see surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing and karate introduced, along with the return of baseball after its last appearance in 2008\u2019s Bejiing Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the new sports making the cut, it got us\nthinking about the other ones that got the boot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many weird Olympic sports throughout the years didn\u2019t\nmake it to today\u2019s line-up?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are some of the most amusing, ridiculous or bizarre activities people have won medals for…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Rope Climbing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Image: Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Rope climbing was actually part of the gymnastics programming at the Olympics\nin 1896, 1906, 1924 and 1932. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally competitors were judged on speed and style but by the later years medals were awarded for those who made it to the top first \u2013 the only rule being no legs allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Live Pigeon Shooting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first of two trigger-happy events on this list and one of many that only stuck around for one year at the 1900 Paris Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of clay pigeon shooting, that year the organizers opted for real pigeons to \u201ccompete\u201d with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live birds were held and released into the air for competitors\nto shoot, with over 300 birds reportedly killed during the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Race Walking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t a casual stroll, with race walking <\/a>having all the rules and less of the fun of walking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Competitors must keep contact with the ground at\nall times, keeping the leading leg straight when the foot makes contact with\nthe ground until the leg passes under the body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a video explaining how it works: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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