Rambo III (1988)
Buzkashi: horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat carcass in a goal.
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Poll: Unconventional Sports for the Next Olympics 2.0
Which bizarre (or even fictional) sport below would you like to see officially included in really cool future Olympic Games?
Note: unfortunately multiple-choice is not allowed :(
Make Your Choice
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Rollerball (1975)
Rollerball -
Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Quidditch -
David Carradine in Death Race 2000 (1975)
Death Race -
Gus Rethwisch in The Running Man (1987)
Running Man -
Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games (2012)
Hunger Games -
Anthony Daniels and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Dejarik, also known as holochess. -
Michelle Hippe, Dan Falcone, Caety Sagoian, Ryan Higgins, David J. Goldfarb, Ashley Flannegan, Carlee McManus, and David Cooke in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
Mario Kart -
Tron (1982)
Light Cycle Battle -
Jake Lloyd in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Podracing -
Trey Parker in BASEketball (1998)
Baseketball -
Tadanobu Asano in Mortal Kombat (2021)
Mortal Kombat -
Jonathan Frakes and Mitchell Ryan in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Anbo-jyutsu: it takes place in a circular arena, where two opponents compete against each other. Both competitors wear light protective armor and a helmet. A staff is used as a weapon. -
Real Steel (2011)
Robot Boxing -
Paul Larsson in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Thunderdome -
Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner in Star Trek (1966)
Kal-if-fee: Vulcan challenge in which two male combatants fight for the right to mate with a certain female. -
Leonard Nimoy and Robert Walker Jr. in Star Trek (1966)
Spock's three-dimensional chess. -
Walter Koenig, William Shatner, Mickey Morton, Angelique Pettyjohn, and Steve Sandor in Star Trek (1966)
Triskelion: Gladiator Combat. -
Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019)
Dinosaur Dressage -
...All the Marbles (1981)
Mud Wrestling -
Sylvester Stallone in Cliffhanger (1993)
Mountain Climbing -
Sylvester Stallone in Rocky (1976)
Frozen Meat Punching -
Sylvester Stallone in Rocky II (1979)
One-arm Push-ups Competition -
Sylvester Stallone, Hulk Hogan, and Ray Gedeon in Rocky III (1982)
Human Body Lifting -
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Pat Roach in Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Monster Wrestling -
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mako, and Tracey Walter in Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Magic Powers Wrestling Contest -
Steve McQueen in Junior Bonner (1972)
Rodeo -
Paintball (2009)
Paintball -
James Arnold Taylor in Final Fantasy X (2001)
Blitzball: incorporates elements of Soccer, Football, and Water Polo, and is played underwater in a giant Sphere Pool. -
Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson in Maverick (1994)
Cardistry: card mixing and dealing -
Tron (1982)
The TRON game is essentially a vertical version of Jai Alai, except that the players stand on platforms made up of concentric rings that disappear when the ball hits them, forcing them to jump over the gaps. -
Sebastien Foucan in Casino Royale (2006)
Show-jumping course, Parcours -
Godzilla (2014)
Synchronized sky diving -
Nat Faxon and Gunter Schlierkamp in Beerfest (2006)
Beer Barrel Lifting -
RuPaul in RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Drag Race
