Forget those old-school games that have been played in almost every school on sports day. Well, those sports are no longer the strangest sports in the world. Though we’ve made a distance from those games, they still exist, therefore we cannot add those mainstream sports on the list of top 5 strange sports in the world. The rules, the regulation, structure and the expectation — every game comes up with a distinctive approach, therefore, we are here with a list consisting of the top 5 weirdest sports in the world. 

Checkout the list of below mentioned strange sports in the world includes extreme ironing and Egg Throwing as well. Though the fan following is far from cricket and football, the craze for these weird games is arguably beyond the popularity.

1) Wife Carrying

If you both are foodies and your wife has never gone on a diet then it might be slightly tough for you to participate in this sport. Though most men feel ashamed about getting their wives on their back — but this sport is all about this. Started in Sonkajarvi, Finland, wife carrying is one of the most popular occasional sports in Finland.

There is an annual North American Wife Carrying Championship, and the winners can draw a big prize, most popularly they get beer, five times cash of their wife’s weight, and of course, entry into the World Championship in Finland. Get ready for the practice because the date is to be announced soon. 

2) Chess Boxing

Yes, this is exactly what you have read — an admirable combination of checkmate and knockout games. This sport has 11 rounds in which players have to maintain coordination between playing chess and boxing, and the most interesting part about chess boxing is losing a game means either a punch or a free move on the chess board. So, you cannot lose anything here. 

3) Cheese Rolling

How many of you’ve seen ‘The Takeshi’s Castle’ a game consists of several sports including some of the most weird tactical and challenging games. Participants take part in the Annual Cheese-Rolling Championship at Cooper’s Hill, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. So it starts with a large cheese wheel rolled downwards a steep hill, and the crowd runs after it. The first person to either catch it or reach the bottom of the hill through the natural mountainous trails wins the cheese rolling contest. It sounds so easy, but the steep hills and stones over there causes several injuries including serious ones. 

4) Extreme Ironing

One of the extreme sports in the world, Extreme ironing perhaps the weirdest art or sport in the world. Probably both. In this strange sport, the participants (ironists) go to a remote destination to iron their clothes. It could be a rock cliff, underwater or possibly hanging in the air and this is what makes it the weirdest sport in the world. Usually it includes ironing on the top of moving vehicles or handing through a helicopter. You can choose the kind of adventure you love after all, it’s the most preferred choice of the adventure seekers.

5) Egg Throwing

No, it’s not based on the Tomatina Festival, Spain. It’s a whole new concept of egg throwing that has been enjoyed by millions of people around the world. According to the World Egg Throwing Federation, people have been enjoying this sport since the early civilization when the human discovered happiness in watching people lose the game with every missed catch. If you’re an egghead then this is an amazing opportunity to participate in The Annual World Egg Throwing Championship, which includes a variety of games, held in Swaton, England.

So, these are some of the strange and weird sports in the world that you’ve missed out. Get ready with your sprinkled clothes and iron to experience the most adventurous ironing ever or win a big prize of beer or money similar to your wife’s weight. With adventure and thrill, these are games that everyone should play at least once in their lifetime.

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