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For most people, playing a sport is a relatively
simple and safe activity. There’s usually a ball that you either hit
with a bat or toss on the gridiron or whack on the green way. For other
people however, sports ain’t nothing without shedding some serious
blood, sweat and tears. For these people here is our list of the 7 most
dangerous sports in the world. Before participating in any of the
following sports, make sure you have really good medical coverage!:
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Running of the Bulls
Every year between 200 and 300 people are injured, mostly with
contusions due to falls. Since 1910, 15 people have been killed in
Pamplona’s Running of The Bulls, the last one Daniel Gimeno in 2009.
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Shallow diving
Divers aim to hit the water horizontally in a manner akin to the Belly
flop. This spreads the impact over the greatest surface area, and
achieves the greatest deceleration.
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Cave Diving
Cave diving is a type of technical diving in which specialized SCUBA
equipment is used to enable the exploration of natural or artificial
caves which are at least partially filled with water. In the UK it is an
extension of the more common sport of caving, and in the US an extension
of the more common sport of SCUBA diving. It is much more rarely
practiced due to the skills and equipment required, and because of the
high potential risks.
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Mountaineering
Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of
hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as
attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains, it has
branched into specialisations that address different aspects of the
mountain and consists of three areas: rock-craft, snow-craft and skiing,
depending on whether the route chosen is over rock, snow or ice. All
require experience, athletic ability, and technical knowledge to
maintain safety.The UIAA or Union Internationale des Associations
d'Alpinisme is the world governing body in mountaineering and climbing,
addressing issues like access, medical, mountain protection, safety,
youth and ice climbing.
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Big Wave Surfing
Big Wave Surfing is a discipline within surfing in which experienced
surfers paddle into or are towed onto waves which are at least 20 feet
(6.2 m) high, on surf boards known as "guns" or "rhino chasers". Sizes
of the board needed to successfully surf these waves vary by the size of
the wave as well as the technique the surfer uses to reach the wave. A
larger, longer board allows a rider to paddle fast enough to catch the
wave and has the advantage of being more stable, but it also limits
maneuverability and surfing speed.
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Bull Riding
Bull riding refers to rodeo sports that involve a rider getting on a
large bull and attempting to stay mounted while the animal attempts to
buck off the rider.
In the American tradition the rider must stay atop the bucking bull for
eight seconds. The rider tightly fastens one hand to the bull with a
long braided rope. It is a risky sport and has been called "the most
dangerous eight seconds in sports".
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Base Jumping
BASE jumping, also sometimes written as B.A.S.E jumping, is an activity
that employs an initially packed parachute to jump from fixed objects. "B.A.S.E."
is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from
which one can jump: buildings, antennae, spans (bridges), and earth
(cliffs).
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