Eleven Odd Sports That Used To Be Part Of The Olympics

In early anticipation of the Summer Games in Tokyo, The Huffington Post is listing out eleven weird sports we never knew were part of the Olympic games.

From Tug of War to live pigeon shooting, the Olympics has an interesting roster of competition. Check it out below.

1. Live pigeon shooting
2. Swimming obstacle course
3. Tug of War
4. Long jump for horses
5. High jump for horses
6. Plunge for distance
7. Croquet
8. Rope climbing
9. Tandem bicycle sprint
10. Standing high jump
11. Underwater swimming

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