name a sport that you did NOT know existed until recently or didnt know about for most of your life

[Demovictory9]

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Mixed Synchro Swim. knew about female and male synchro swim, didn't know about mixed or duos.

[sprinkleeninow]

1. Shot put.

[Demovictory9]

3. seriously?? we had to do it it high school

I think of shot put as one of original olympic sports...

[sprinkleeninow]

5. I became aware of it in the 70's. Husband engaged in that one and other sports.

Oh, you meant regarding the Olympics!1
I'ma d'oh...

[Demovictory9]

7. no... not olympics, sports that you didn't know existed at all

[sprinkleeninow]

10. Shot put.

[RockRaven]

2. Purposeful Coronavirus Self-Immolation

That's a new one to me prior to the last year or two...

[Demovictory9]

4. true... rejection of science

[elleng]

6. Rock-climbing

[Demovictory9]

8. so there are rock climbing competitions?

[elleng]

11. I think there was one this past week;

unless I'm confusing it with my grandson attending a birthday party!

HERE: sport climbing made its olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Two events were held, one each for men and women. The format consisted of one combined event with three disciplines: lead climbing, speed climbing and bouldering. Wikipedia

[Lars39]

19. I saw the womens speed climbing.

Amazing how fast they could climb!

[wyn borkins]

9. Sport Not Yet Approved By The Olympic Organizing Committee

Mixed Non-Synchro Capitol Insurrection (typically performed by various genders, together at the same time but in different arenas)

[sprinkleeninow]

12. Did they go to different schools together? 🤔

I need shut-eye.
Being silly now.

[wyn borkins]

13. Why Yes, Of Course

They went to different schools together! And you know full well that's defined in Rule 6, Part B9.

[Skittles]

14. hammer throwing

ridiculous

[Demovictory9]

16. that spin... amazing

[Skittles]

18. this is the only reason I even heard of it

https://7news.com.au/sport/olympics/youth-olympian-alegna-osorio-of-cuba-dies-after-hammer-throwing-training-accident-c-3546681

[True Blue American]

15. Curling

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For some reason I love ii

[Demovictory9]

17. the equipment ... so strange... that thing they push.. the brooms

[True Blue American]

23. I think that is

Why I found it so interesting! I had never heard of it.

[Archae]

20. Last year during the height of the pandemic...

I learned of a sport I had never heard of, being broadcast since everything else was called off.

"Cornholing."

Tossing a beanbag full of field corn, a set distance onto an angled board to get it into a hole in the board.

[True Blue American]

22. My Son decided he wanted to make a set for his family.

I had to sew all those bags. He filled them, then I had to stitch them shut. Heavy canvas material.

Such fun, but they are still using them, years later.

[Demovictory9]

25. Yikesah..its new to me.as a sport. Now assume.horse shoes and other

Lawn games are sports.. The game where you hit balls wirh a mallet too

[onethatcares]

21. beanbag tossing

who'da thunk?

Somehow Archae beat me to the post.

[hlthe2b]

24. Team handball played almost like soccer.

[Kingofalldems]

26. Pickleball.

[Demovictory9]

27. New to me also

Only hear of it in relation to retirement.communities