Today, it is highly unlikely to find a person who does not know football, baseball or ice hockey because they are sports that are played everywhere, on the streets, in schoolyards, and even in prisons.

But there are other unknown sports that may be less popular but more exciting.

A report by the Brainberries website reviews a number of sports that are so strange that they cannot be included in the Olympics competitions, but they have a loyal following and competitions are held all over the world, whether at the local or international level.

chess boxing

Chess boxing combines the two games of chess and boxing together for a reason.

Similar to boxing, winning in chess is by defeating an opponent with a specific strategy.

It is a challenge that requires strength of mind and muscles at the same time.

In this hybrid sport that is often practiced in Germany and England, players alternate between chess and boxing after each round trying to win by knockout or the death of the king. the end.

wife pregnancy

The wife-carrying competition comes from Finland, where men race with their wives on their backs on an obstacle course.

There are 3 ways to raise the wife: either on the back or on the shoulder (fireman's method) or the Estonian style, which is the most common, where the wife's head hangs on the back while her legs are on her husband's shoulders.

swamp diving

Snorkeling in the swamps is a race to swim in a swamp without using traditional swimming equipment, only diving fins and snorkel, while a diving suit can be worn.

This game is held annually in Wales, United Kingdom.

Participants in the swamp diving competition do not use traditional swimming equipment (Reuters)

Inverted underwater ice hockey

This is a crazy new sport in which Australian divers and extreme sports enthusiasts meet and spectators follow it through screens, and its rules are almost similar to regular hockey, but what makes this game even more unusual is that it is played under ice and without oxygen, where competitors compete under an 8-meter-long and 6-meter-wide skating rink.

Each half takes 10 minutes, as well as a break.

Players are allowed to breathe out every 30 seconds.

Quidditch

Whoever watched the “Harry Potter” films series or read the novel knows well Quidditch, but for those who are ignorant of it, we say: It is a magical sport that brings together two teams of 7 people, each one riding a plane broom using 4 balls.

In the real game, the athletes use real brooms with which they try to throw the balls to the opposite sides of the field, just as mentioned in the book.

Bosabol

With its origins in Spain, posabol is very similar to volleyball but also includes elements from other sports such as football, gymnastics and capoeira.

This game is played on a large inflatable field, with a trampoline on each side of the net allowing players to jump high to throw the ball making it even more exciting.

The origin of the game Bosabol can be traced back to Spain (Reuters)

POLO unicycle

Unicycle is played like polo except that the participants are on unicycles, which makes it very difficult to maintain balance when trying to hit the ball.

Firefighter race or stairs

Firefighters, like everyone else, get bored when they don't save lives, so they come up with a game to keep them busy.

The rules of this game are very simple, the competitors race against a high wall by climbing the stairs to the top, and the winner is the first to get there.

soccer bubbles

The rules of this game are the same as the rules of regular football, except that they are played by two players inside blown bubbles in a way that makes the player who hits another move away from the ball.

Pumpkin boat race

Pumpkin aficionados can compete in an exotic water race, using huge pumpkins that can weigh up to 300 kilograms, hollowed out from the pulp and rind.

There are no rules and no errors in this game, except that the pumpkin must float on the water and the players must paddle quickly towards the finish line.

pole throwing sport

Contrary to the above, this sport has a historical background and is a traditional sporting event in Scotland where competitors throw large wooden poles called 'keepers'.

The strange thing is that it does not require throwing the wooden pole to the farthest extent, but rather that the upper part of it should fall close to the archer.

What makes it even stranger is that every competitor wears the Scottish Kilt (skirt).