Paul and Glenn are back for another action-packed episode. This week we will discuss and debate sports that have a question mark on them in regard to whether or not they should actually qualify under the definition of a sport. Some of what will be discussed include:
- Dog sports e.g., sheep dog trials, dog obedience
- Motorboating
- Hiking, canyoning
- E-sports/gaming
- Bog swimming, Scottish Highland Games
- A well-known set of European partner dances that featured in a well-known Aussie romantic comedy film.
- Dodgeball, hot dog eating
- Subjective sports e.g., figure skating
- Breakdancing
- Chess
- Professional Wrestling
- Horse racing, greyhound racing
- Rodeo
- Card games e.g., bridge, poker
- Model boat racing, drone racing
- Boxing and UFC fighting
- Billiards/pool and snooker
- Bullfighting
- Pole dancing
- Shooting and hunting
- A bizarre and wacky event that is held in a picturesque English village every year with a long tradition and involves chasing a wheel of cheese down a steep hill.
We have our Claps and Slaps for the week and also our Quiz. We also have our segments Who Am I? and Where are they Now? and Glenn finishes off the show with another cracking joke.
Questionable Sports sources
1. Topend sports.com ‘questionable sports’, by robert wood, october 2014.
2. The tab.com ‘ten sports that aren’t sports’, by daniel dunford, russell arthurs, jack wilmot and robert davis, news birmingham, 2014.
3. quora.com ‘what are some sports that shouldn’t be considered a sport?’ n.d.
4. quora.com ‘are there any sports you don’t consider a sport?’ n.d.
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_Hill_Cheese-Rolling_and_Wake
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Anderson_(cheese_roller)
7. abc.net.au ‘australian man tumbles to victory in adrenaline-fueled double gloucester cheese-rolling race in england’, by kaitlin easton, 28/5/24.
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballroom_dance
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strictly_Ballroom
10. https://www.adancetoremembertx.com/what-is-ballroom-dancing
11. Cbs news.com ‘olympic dreams: six unlikely sports vying to make it to the games’, by stephen smith, 26/6/2012.
12. quora.com ‘how many sports are there in the world?’, by mishmash knowledge, 30/3/24.
13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korfball
14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_PDC_World_Darts_Championship
15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife-carrying
16. https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/77701-shane-warne/results/overall
17. Top end sports.com ‘sport fishing’, by robert wood, december 2015.
18. Hmy yachts.com ‘top 30 biggest record breaking fish ever caught’, 2024.
19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bog_snorkelling
20. Andrews online.co.uk ‘brockworth area guide’, brockworth property and purpose, 2024.
21. orpha.net ‘knowledge on rare diseases and orphan drugs’, shigeo kure, september 2012.
22. gov.uk ‘local resilience forums: contact details’, from cabinet office, 20/2/2013.
23. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-resilience-forums-contact-detail
24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urtica_dioica
25. bbc.com ‘cheese rolling champion shares top tips for winning’, by emma grimshaw, bbc news, west of england, 24/5/24.
