Candlepin bowling is a variant of bowling that originated in New England and the maritime provinces of Canada. The cylindrical pins, which resemble candles in shape, are three inches wide. The balls are much smaller than...
https://www.neatorama.com/2024/03/27/The-Oldest-Candlepin-Bowling-Alley-in-the-World/Johannes Vetter is a German athlete who specializes in the javelin throw. His personal record is almost 320 feet and 9 inches, which is a long distance to throw anything at all.How does Vetter do it? He trains hard and t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2024/03/27/This-Is-a-Javelin-Training-Machine/The Orlando Sentinel reports on the forthcoming inaugural Florida Man Games, named after the outrageous behavior of the male inhabitants of America's most insane state. Pete Melfi of Saint Augustine is organizing an open...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/10/27/Coming-Soon-The-Florida-Man-Games/The origins of historic bog snorkeling are shrouded (or muddily immersed) in mystery. Perhaps it was a survival technique necessary in the wild days of early Wales. But the modern sport is more concretely known. The Asso...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/08/29/The-Thrilling-Sport-of-Bog-Snorkeling/Historically speaking, sports originate with military training. Some sports are more pure expressions of that origin than oth... ...e expressions of that origin than others, but few sports could compete with actual grenade throwing for pr... ...n ready for modern combat as...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/06/23/The-Sport-of-Grenade-Throwing/🧀 Canadian 🇨🇦 Delaney Irving won’... ...ling down the hill. It is, perhaps, the purest of sports as it requires courage, stamina, and agility.Yest...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/05/30/Woman-Wins-Cheese-Rolling-Competition-Despite-Being-Knocked-Unconscious/Cheung Chau is a small island off the coast of Hong Kong. Yahoo News reports that, prior to the pandemic, it would host an annual week-long festival to celebrate the Buddha's birthday. Now that the Chinese government has...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/05/28/Hong-Kong-Sport-Climbing-to-the-Top-of-a-60-Foot-Tower-of-Buns/It appears that teqball has been around since 2014, but it's new to me. The ideal player is an expert soccer player who can adapt to the small confines of a table tennis setting. The table is curved to allow it to bank s...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/10/11/Teqball-Is-Like-Soccer-and-Ping-Pong-Played-at-the-Same-Time/The Winter Games open February 9 in PyeongChang, South Korea. Almost every Olympics has new competitions, usually after they have built an international following and have been showcased as exhibits during previous games...
https://www.neatorama.com/2018/01/18/6-New-Events-at-the-2018-Winter-Olympics/The following is an article from Uncle John's OLD... ...UL 30th Anniversary edition.These guys’ pro sports careers were unexceptional …except for tha...
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