Humorous Sporting Contests

Welcome to the crazy, weird, funny and sometimes outright bizarre 'sports' competitions section of the Sports Fun website. If you know of something you think should be here, Contact Us.

Wacky Races

• Wife carrying Festival - all for beer
• Apple Race - where else but on the apple isle
• Duck Race - thousands of rubber duckies in the river
• Bog Snorkeling - fancy some bog diving?
• Pig Racing and Diving - pigs really can fly
• World Coal Carrying Championship - only for those with a strong back
• Monster Truck Rallies - big wheels
• Stair Climbing - race to the top
• Running with the Bulls - mix it up with the bulls in Pamplona in Spain.
• Running of the Nudes - alternative to the bull run
• Dunny Derby - another meaning of the runs
• Beer Can Regatta - recycling empties
• Demolition Derbies - crashing fun
• Milk Carton Regatta - have you had your milk today?
• Henley on Todd Regatta - where did the water go?

Unusual Sports

• Redneck Games - southern alternative to the Olympics including a host of unusual sports
• Mud Olympics - getting down and dirty
• Paper-Scissors-Rock World Championships
• Lawn Mower Racing - carving up the lawn.
• Conker Smashing - you have to be a nut
• Extreme Ironing - who said ironing is difficult?
• Swamp Football - getting bogged down in defence
• Underwater Hockey - melted ice?
• Royal Shrovetide Football - all in
• Scottish Highland Games - what's up your haggis?
• Underwater Rugby - a new definition of playing in the wet.
• World Boomerang Championships - don't come back
• Oil Wrestling - slip sliding away
• Stacking - a sport involving stacking of cups
• Canal Jumping - vaulting over a dutch canal
• Road Bowling - look out cars
• Dwarf throwing - why so grumpy?
• Throwing Competitions - throw whatever
• Land Diving - tie me up

Eating and Drinking Contests

• World Hot Dog Eating Championships - don't try this at home
• Takeru Kobayashi - Profile of the Hot Dog eating Champion
• Cheese Rolling - get yourself and the cheese to the bottom of a hill
• World Pie Eating Contest - changes in gluttony
• World Stinging Nettle Challenge - why would you eat something with the word 'stinging' in it?
• Beer sculling - get it down fast
• Bob Hawke - Ex-Australian Prime Minister and beer drinker.
• David Boon - Legendary cricket player and beer drinker.

Crazy Competitions

• Kissing Competitions - unusual events such as underwater and basketball kissing
• Hairiest Back - who has the most hair on their back
• World Toe Wrestling - battle of the big toes
• Hemp Olympics - oh man!
• World Gurning Contest - pull a face and win
• Goanna Pulling - a version of tug-of-war
• Gum leaf blowing - blow me a tune

Animal Competitions

• Yabbie Races - an Australian tradition
• Scotland Island 500 - Sydney's annual aquatic dog race
• Elephant Polo - out of control
• Camel Wrestling - two male camels up against each other
• Sheep counting - puts you to sleep
• Lizard Racing Championships - flat out like a lizard
• Canine Freestyle Dancing - doggy dancing
• Sheep Races - catch me if you can
• Camel races - speed boats of the desert