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Hurling: Ireland's 2,000-Year-Old Stick-and-Ball Sport
A look at hurling, from the hurley, the sliotar and the four-step rule to how goals and points are scored, camogie, and where to play in Australia, the US and UK.
Shane Riddle
11 min read
Calcio Storico: Inside Florence's Renaissance Football, Fought in Sand Every June
Calcio storico is Florence's 27-a-side Renaissance football, played on sand every June. The rules, the 1530 siege match, the four quarters and how to see it.
Shane Riddle
7 min read
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
5 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
7 min read
The Cultural Significance of Traditional Sports around the World
How the world's oldest games carry culture and identity, why many are under threat, and who is keeping them alive.
Shane Riddle
9 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
5 min read
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