The human imagination in pursuit of extreme and popularity knows no bounds. Every year, new sports appear in the world. Many of them are really interesting and harmless to health. Nevertheless, there are more rigid and uncompromising views. In addition, recently forgotten national games have become popular.
Slambol
This is an alternative branch of basketball. Slamball is a team game, the founders of which are the notorious media personalities Mike Tolin and Mason Gordon. It is worth noting that this new sport in Russia today is actively gaining momentum. Success came to him thanks to the entertainment and variety of feints.
Slambol is similar to street basketball by the rules. However, the main difference is the site. Trampolines are stretched in specially designated areas. With the help of them, athletes jump up to 5 meters up and throw balls. Airborne contact allowed. From each team on the field there are 4 participants.
Hadis
HeadIS is a mixture of table tennis and football. This new sport has gained recognition in Germany thanks to student Rene Wegner. It was he who, several years ago, came up with a game on a tennis table, where instead of rackets the ball is hit with the head.
Hadis rules are identical with ping pong. Instead of rackets, a head is used. The traditional plastic ball has been replaced with a special rubber ball. Participants in the match must deftly throw the projectile over the net on a small table, trying to catch the enemy by surprise. Hadis is currently in demand among students throughout
Western Europe.Kok Boru
This contact game was invented in Central Asia. In ancient times, the wealthy in Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Iran liked to play it. Nevertheless, over the years, they forgot about Kok-Bor. The modern version of the game has undergone some changes in the rules, but the foundation has remained the same. This sport is similar to horse polo, but instead of a ball, a carcass of a ram or a goat is used. Historians note that previously a gutted wolf acted as a shell.
Each team should have 4 members. The aim of the game is to bring the carcass of an animal into a special pit, that is, the gate of an opponent. The fight is divided into 3 periods of 20 minutes. Rude is allowed in the game, nevertheless it is forbidden to hit the opponent or his horse with a whip, as well as push a person from the saddle.
Summer biathlon
Rumor has it that in the next 8-12 years, another rapidly developing alternative discipline will enter the Olympic program. This is a summer biathlon, which can be held both on the ground and on the rubber coating.
This new sport promises to be not only spectacular, but also very interesting. Here instead of traditional skis, special elongated rollers are used. The main advantage is that it can be practiced in any weather, while winter biathlon requires specific conditions (at least snow). In addition, for training, you do not need expensive equipment.
If the summer biathlon is included in the Olympic program, then immigrants from Africa will also be able to participate in the competitions.
Football
This rather spectacular and intriguing game originated in the USA back in the 1970s. Nevertheless, she gained popularity only in recent years. In Russia, this new sport has two branches: net game and freestyle. The first genre is a game between rivals. Its goal is to throw the ball through a low net. If the projectile touches the ground, the goal counts.
Freestyle is a technical ball solo. The athlete shows to music all his skills of processing a projectile in the air.
In competitions, not only the technique and variability of tricks are evaluated, but also artistry. Here, success depends entirely on imagination.
Flyboard
FlyBoard is considered one of the most traumatic entertainment. This is a new water sport that is rapidly gaining momentum among leading extreme sportsmen from around the world. The game was named after the hoverboard device of the same name, which is able to raise a person into the air by as much as 9 meters.
Flyboard works on special pumps and pumps. Water is pumped into the motor through a thick hose. The pump shoots back with incredible power, thereby lifting the person up. The goal of the game is to stay in the air for more time and not fall before the rivals. Balancing is achieved due to the special position of the hands, which, in turn, have their own individual pumps.
The kit with the board and the device itself also includes special protective boots.
Petanque
The recently revived French game in Europe began to gain serious momentum. Today, even in Russia there are several specialized petanque clubs, two of which are based in Moscow.
This is a mixture of bowling and curling. Players are divided into two teams. The meeting is held on a rectangular platform. The bottom line is to throw a heavy metal ball as close as possible to a wooden projectile called a coupon. Translated from French, the word cochonnet means "piggy". Also, the winning position of the ball is to throw the opponent’s ball out of the designated area.
This sport requires strategic thinking and dexterity. You can play at any time of the year. There are no age restrictions.
Sepaktakrau
In the literal translation from Malaysian, this game means “hit the woven ball”. Initially, this new sport appeared in Asia. Today it is popular in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Germany, Italy, Canada and the USA.
Sepactacrau is something adjacent between volleyball, football and gymnastics. The site is divided into two halves. Each team has 3 members. Serving is carried out in accordance with generally accepted volleyball rules. You can beat off balls and pass through with any part of the body, except for your hands. Branded techniques in sepactacrau are somersaults and twine in the air.
Squash
Squash was invented in the UK, but the game reached its peak in Canada and America. Today, new sports in the world appear with enviable regularity, but only a small part of them really has a bright future. And squash just refers to this minority. An indicative moment is that this particular sport really claims to be included in the expanded program of the Olympics 2020.
The essence of the game is that the rivals, being in a small room, alternately hit the ball in any of the four walls. Manipulation of the projectile is carried out only with the help of a racket. If the ball touches the floor more than once, then the opponent is awarded a ball.
New Olympic species (winter)
Since 2014, the international committee decided to expand the traditional program of the Olympics. So, in Sochi such new winter sports were presented as team figure skating, ski jumping among women, mixed relay in biathlon. In addition, the program included a halfpipe. This game is a competition in a special concave design with snow. Participants must move from one wall to the opposite, performing various tricks and jumps.
All these new Olympic sports received a lot of positive feedback from spectators and experts. They bring not only variety and intrigue, but also an additional flavor. It is expected that in 2018 the competition program will expand by a couple of positions.
New Olympic species (summer)
Since the early 2000s, the expanded program included baseball, softball, squash, and karate. However, many of them were soon expelled.
In 2012, the program included 26 sports. For each of them, votes were cast in an international committee. But what new sports will be included in the upcoming Olympic Games? First of all, golf. This game of aristocrats, popular in the United States, received 63 out of 90 votes. Rugby-7 will also be on the program . This is a simplified game format. 81 members of the committee voted for him. Thus, at the next Olympics there will be neither squash, nor karate, nor roller types.