Summer Non-Olympic Sports Discussion Thread

[hckošice 14,822]

Not happen often, but a SVK athlete is named the Non-Olympic athlete of the month

 

[Grassmarket 3,402]

Marking the traditional beginning of the British Summer Sports season, the Hallaton & Medbourne bottle*-kicking competition.  There’s also a pie comes into it at some point.  No gouging allowed.  

 

 

*In fact, it’s an old word meaning a barrel.

 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11960069/Villages-war-annual-bottle-kicking-battle-hundreds-turn-Easter-Monday-tradition.html

Edited April 11, 2023 by Grassmarket

[owenp_23 564]

World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Ibiza  are happening this week. Here are the results for the Elite races already completed.

Elite Men Duathlon

1.  Mario Mola 51:03

2.  Benjamin Choquert 51:08

3.  Krilan Le Bihan 51:10

 

Elite Women Duathlon

1.  Emma Pallant 57:50

2.  Zsannett Bragmayer 58:12

3.  Ai Ueda 1:00:04

 

Elite Men Aquathlon

1.  Cristian Fernandez Nieto 29:04

2.  Christopher Perham 29:08

3.  Jimmy Lund 29:13

 

Elite Women Aquathlon

1.  Zsanett Bragmayer 32:56

2.  Margareta Vrablova 33:05

3.  Celine Kaiser 33:10

[owenp_23 564]

The remaining results from Multisport Championships

Elite Men Cross Duathlon

1.  Sebastien Carabin 1:30:20

2.  Jens Sloth Nielsen 1:30:44

3.  Alessandro Saravalle 1:32:37

 

Elite Women Cross Duathlon

1.  Diede Diederiks 1:45:41

2.  Anna Zehnder 1:52:52

3.  Eva Garcia Gonzalez 1:55:53

 

Elite Men Cross Triathlon

1.  Felix Forissier 1:33:19

2.  Lukas Kocar 1:33:43

3.  Arthur Forissier 1:34:03

 

 

Elite Women Cross Triathlon

1.  Sandra Mairhofer 1:48:59

2  Loanne Duvoisin 1:49:41

3.  Alizee Paties 1:50:30

 

Elite Men Long Distance Triathlon

1..  Clement Mignon 5:17:17

2.  Antonio Benito Lopez 5:17:49

3.  Matt Trautman 5:19:52

 

Elite Women Long Distance Triathlon

1.   Marjolaine Pierre 5:53:35

2.  Sarah Svensk 6:02:10

3.  Gurutze Frades Larralde 6:06:48

[Grassmarket 3,402]

Wow, they take their fishing seriously in Ohio!

 

 

Two men who admitted to cheating in an Ohio fishing tournament last fall have been sentenced to ten-day jail terms and other penalties, including the forfeiture of a boat valued at $100,000.

 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12077049/Fishermen-caught-cheating-Ohio-tournament-10-days-jail.html

[Grassmarket 3,402]

Cheese-rolling day in Gloucestershire, always a highlight of the British sporting summer, and a busy day at local hospitals.  Victory for  in the Women's Event!

 

Cheese rolling race: Hundreds compete in Coopers Hill event - BBC News

 

 

 

 

[hckošice 14,822]

Lucia Čermáková is the new Footgolf world champion 

 

 

 

 

 

also with 2 silvers and 1 Bronze in team events, M NT won bronze and W NT silver, the M Masters category NT won another silver after losing to in the final

 

 

[owenp_23 564]

Corey Bellemore keeps his title as the Beer Mile World Champion, this time running a 4:30.80 with one shoe.

 

 

[Grassmarket 3,402]

9 minutes ago, owenp_23 said:

Corey Bellemore keeps his title as the Beer Mile World Champion, this time running a 4:30.80 with one shoe.

 

 

OK, was going to suggest combining this with the biathlon but on reflection…..

Edited July 5, 2023 by Grassmarket

[Olympian1010 7,971]

 are world champions in men’s fistball once again. It’s the fourth consecutive title for them. It also guarantees them a quota for The World Games 2025.

 

 should get quotas as well, but it might depend on continental championships and other events. 
 

Also, if you get a chance to watch fistball in-person at some point, I highly recommend it. I had a great time at the venue in Birmingham last summer.

Edited July 29, 2023 by Olympian1010