Here is an alphabetical list of over 100 unusual sports, which we have discovered around the world. Some of the sports listed below are quite mainstream sports, but I have included them here as I think they are a little unusual, the people who partake in the sport may be a little unusual, or they are just not widely played and some people may be surprised to learn about this quirky sport.

See also my top 10 favorite unusual sports and this site's 10 most viewed unusual sports. Planning a holiday? See this list sorted by country.

Alternative Games — 35 unusual sports in one event.
Apple Race — where else but on the apple isle of Tasmania.
Bathtubbing - going for a paddle in a bath
Botaoshi — a tough and crazy game like capture the flag played in Japan
Beard & Moustache Championships — nice facial hair
Bed Racing — racing in your sleep.
Beer Mile — 4 drink mile
Beer Can Regatta — recycling empties.
Beer Crate Running (Kastenlauf) - carry your own refreshments
Beer Pong — combining drinking and ping pong
Beer Sculling — get it down fast.
pig racing
Birdman Rallies — taking to th sky.
Bog Snorkeling — fancy some bog diving?
Boomerang Throwing — don't come back.
Camel races — speed boats of the desert.
Camel Wrestling — two male camels up against each other.
Cane Toad Racing — jump to it.
Canine Freestyle Dancing — doggy dancing.
Cheese Rolling — get yourself and the cheese to the bottom of a hill.
Clog Cobbing — throwing a clog.
Club Swinging — artistic throwing up.
Coal Carrying Championship — only for those with a strong back.
Cockroach Racing — right there till the end
Conker Smashing — you have to be a nut.
Cotswold Olimpicks — ancient games
Cow Racing — moo too.
Cup Stacking — a sport involving stacking of cups.
Dog Surfing — dogs are trained to surf on surfboards
Duck Race — thousands of rubber duckies in the river.
Dunny Derby — another meaning of the runs.
Dwarf throwing — why so grumpy?
Egg Rolling — an Easter tradition
Extreme Ironing — who said ironing is difficult?
Ferret Legging — place a ferret down your pants for as long as possible
Finger Jousting - try and poke your opponent
Finger Wrestling - two men sit and face each other over a table and thread their fingers into a leather band
Fireball Soccer - football with a ball on fire
Goanna Pulling — a version of tug-of-war.
Goose Pulling — involves ripping the head off a goose
Gurning Contest — pull a face and win.
Haggis Hurling - throwing a haggis as far as possible for distance and accuracy
Hamster Racing — rodent races in miniature vehicles
Hairiest Back — who has the most hair on their back.
Haxey Hood - a kind of rugby game that allows unlimited players and a few rules
Hemp Olympics — oh man!
Henley on Todd Regatta — where did the water go?
Hide and Seek — classic children's game in sport mode.
Hoover Ball — invented by President Herbert Hoover's personal White House physician.
Hot Dog Eating Championships — don't try this at home.
Jugger - an adaptation of the brutal sport form the movie “The Salute of the Jugger”
JumpRopeSprint - involves sprinting while jumping rope once per stride
Kaninhop — rabbit show jumping
Kissing Competitions — unusual events such as underwater and basketball kissing
Land Diving — dry land bungy jumping
Lizard Racing Championships — flat out like a lizard.
Log Rolling - who can stay on a floating log the longest
Makepung - racing buffalo competition from Bali.
Man vs. Horse Marathon - runners and horse riders compete against each other
Memory Sports — remember to try this
Marbles - don't lose your marbles
Milk Carton Regatta — have you had your milk today?
Monster Truck Rallies — big wheels to get excited about
Moonrock Throwing — they go further on the moon
Mud Olympics — getting down and dirty
Nude Beach Olympics — held at the nudist section of Baker Beach San Francisco
Nude Olympics — following the tradition of the ancient Games.
Nude Sports - footloose and free
Oil Wrestling — slip sliding away
Orange Races — racing oranges down a hill .
Ostrich Racing - riding ostriches
Outhouse Racing - teams create their own outhouses and race them down the main street
Paper-Scissors-Rock World Championships
Pea Shooting — food fight
Pie Eating Contest — changes in gluttony
Pig Racing and Diving — pigs really can fly.
Pillow Fighting - a real-