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Naghol: Vanuatu's Land Diving Ritual That Inspired the Bungee
On Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, men dive from 30-metre towers with only vines on their ankles. The story of Naghol, the sacred ritual behind bungee jumping.
Shane Riddle
Jul 215 min read
Chinlone: Myanmar's Sport Where the Only Opponent Is Gravity
Chinlone, Myanmar's national game, has no winners and no losers. Discover its 1,500-year story, the ball makers who sustain it, and where to see it played.
Shane Riddle
Jul 127 min read
The Cultural Significance of Traditional Sports around the World
Why traditional sports matter: how the world's oldest games carry culture and identity, why many are under threat, and who is keeping them alive.
Shane Riddle
Jul 119 min read
Hornussen: Switzerland's 300km/h Sport They Call Farmers' Golf
Hornussen is a 400-year-old Swiss sport where a puck flies at 300km/h and farmers swat it from the sky with wooden boards. The story of a national obsession.
Shane Riddle
Jun 195 min read
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