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ROLLERBALL

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The 1975 film Rollerball

introduced this sport.

Players used both either

roller skates or
motorcycles to travel
around a track.The two

teams try to throw a steel

ball into a small magnetic
goal using all kind of
violence.

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BLITZBALL

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It's a water sport from the

Final Fantasy world. It is

played inside a large sphere

of water suspended in the
air. It can be seen as a
mixture of the sports of

swimming and football.

Players swim with the aim of
scoring in the opposing
team's triangular goal.

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CHESS
BOXING

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Chess boxing has been

practised since 2003. It

combines rules from chess

and boxing. The sport
consists of five boxing
rounds of 3 minutes and
six chess matches of 5

minutes in the middle of a

ring.

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EUKONKANTO

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Eukonkanto is a sport

invented in Northern

Europe (Norway, Sweden

and Finland). It's a race
where men have to
overcome obstacles
carrying their wives on

their back.

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ROBOT
BOXIN
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Robot Boxing appeared in
the film Real Steel. It's

quite simple: robots

boxing like humans in a

ring.

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KABADDI

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Kabaddi is a strange
sport. It was invented in
India. It is played in two
teams. A player must
touch their rivals and
run to his court before
his rivals catch him.

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BLERNSBALL

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Blernsball got popular in
the series called
Futurama. It is similar to
baseball but it implies a

ball tied to the pitch by

an elastic. There are

weird characteristics like
balls flying around,
players in motorbikes or

giant tarantulas.

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BOSSABALL

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Bossaball, originally
from Belgium, is very

similar to volleyball but

the ball can be kept in
the air using any part of
the body and it can be
hit up to eight times by

one team before the ball

goes over the net.

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QUIDDITCH

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Quidditch is probably the

most well known fictional

sport. Harry Potter Saga

made it famous. The
players fly around the
pitch on their broomsticks.
They have to throw the ball
through hoops and catch
the "golden snitch".

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THE COOPER'S
HILLS CHEESE
ROOLS
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The Cooper's Hills
Cheese Rolls is a
traditional sport since
1400. It consists of a

cheese rolling down a

hill. Participants have

to run after it to catch

the cheese.

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ELECTRO-
MAGNETIC
GOLF
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Electro-magnetic golf is a popular sport in

the novel Brave New World. It is imagined

that this sport implies a metal ball in a

magnetic field.

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CYCLE BALL

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Cycle ball was invented
in 1893 and gained

popularity in Europe

(Germany, Switzerland

and Austria). It
combines football and

cycling. Players must

score goals with the

heels of their bikes.

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FLAMINGO
CROQUET

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Flamingo croquet
became popular in the
film Alice in
Wonderland.
Participants use
flamingoes as stickers
and a hedgehog as the
ball.

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PUMPKIN
KAYAKING

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Pumpkin kayaking was

originated in Canada in
1999. Competitors have

to carve their pumpkins

and make sure they
float. They must paddle
in the water and win
the race.

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BALLOON

WORLD CUP

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Balloon World Cup is a

recreation of the typical

game where a balloon must

be kept in the air. It has

been organised by Ibai

Llanos and Gerard Piqué.

Among the many

nationalities that
participated in this
tournament, Peru won it.

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