Extract from Sports the Olympics Forgot Hobart on the island of Tasmania is home to the greatest paddling sports event in the world. Kayakers, canoeists, and rowers from all over the world descend on Hobart in the last week of January to celebrate the sea and all those who seek to skim across its surface […]
Extract from Sports the Olympics Forgot The windiest place in the world is on the continent of Antarctica. Commonwealth Bay is about 48 km (30 mi) wide at the entrance between Point Alden and Cape Gray and was discovered in 1912 by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition. The wind regularly exceeds 150mph and the average annual wind speed […]
Extract from Sports the Olympics Forgot The sport of badminton is incredibly popular in Indonesia with tens of thousands of participants in contests and competitions each year. Teams from Indonesia have won many international events such as the Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, and All England Championships and they are renowned for the accuracy of their […]
Extract from Sports the Olympics Forgot The road from the hill station The Cameron Highlands down to the plains of Malaysia is ideal for skateboarding as there are long stretches of steep downhill road where skateboarders can build up great speed. On the third weekend of May skateboarders from all over the world come to […]
Extract from Sports the Olympics Forgot The coconut shy is a staple attraction in British country fairs, but in India the game was taken far more seriously and evolved into a major sport especially around Cochin. The Cochin Coconut Shy takes place over the Easter weekend and involves many different events, which have gradually been […]
Extract from Sports the Olympics Forgot Keeping a string of polo ponies is an expensive hobby as is maintaining a polo paddock – only the wealthiest people had the necessary funds to play polo in pre-WWII Tehran. However, this didn’t prevent other people inventing a version of the game that was played on any green […]
