Even within the Olympics, the event is minuscule, with just 72 athletes competing in Paris. “Without being on the Olympic program, there was no future for this sport,” said Tom Shepard, the ...

This massively demanding sport was first seen in the modern Olympics at the Beijing Games in 2008, but back in 1900, in those sensational games in Paris, there was a very entertaining-sounding ...

The 9 weirdest events at the 2024 Olympics. Pat Kinsella. ... This massively demanding sport was first seen in the modern Olympics at the Beijing Games in 2008, but back in 1900, ...

The 8 weird Olympic sports we’ve become obsessed with at Paris 2024. From bumper car-style kayak racing to river swimming, the less mainstream sports have been just as thrilling ...

The Olympics is the greatest sporting spectacle on the planet. But it can also be a bloated, weird, cumbersome event. At Rio in 2016 there were 28 sports represented. In Tokyo, there were 33 ...

Ski ballet may not have caught on as an Olympic sport in the 1990s, but maybe it's time for a revival of this magnificently weird event.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics introduced new sports like climbing, skateboarding, karate and surfing. The 2024 Paris Games are introducing breaking . But they were far from weirdest events at the Games.

TOLEDO, Ohio — The 2024 Olympic Games are well underway in Paris, with athletes participating in 32 different sports. These range from fan favorites, like gymnastics and swimming, to the more ...

Ranking the weirdest Olympics mascots, ... USA TODAY Sports [Editor's note: this post is from 2022, but with the 2024 Olympics starting, it's a good time to revisit it!] ...

The Weirdest Olympic Sport Is About to Get Even Weirder The ancient sport of modern pentathlon is saying goodbye to horses after Paris in favor of something even more modern: an obstacle course ...

As the Paris Olympics 2024 kicks off, we reflect on the most unusual sports in Olympic Games history, from pistol duelling to art and poodle clipping. Skip to main content. Subscribe; ...