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Extreme sports!
Do you like
exciting sports?
Football
and basketball can be exciting for spectators but some sports are different and
unusual. They’re called extreme sports.
They take
place on ramps, on rivers, on the sea and on snowy mountains. Competitors can’t
control the wind, water, waves and snow. That’s why the sport are exciting.
Speed and height are important, too, so they look spectacular.
In canoe
slalom, competitors travel very fast down a river where the water is rough and
the canoe can easily turn over.
Kite
surfers have a small board on their feet and a big kite tied to their backs.
The wind blows the kite and the kite surfer whizzes across the water. The kites
look pretty, don’t they?
BMX bikers
and mountain bikers go very fast. Sometimes their bikes leave the ground and
they look like they are flying.
In-line
skaters and skateboarders use ramps, steps and rails. They jump high in the air
and turn around before they land.
Ski jumpers
ski down a steep slope then jump into the air. It looks scary, doesn’t it? You
can see this sport in the winter Olympics. The winner is the person who jumps
the furthest.
Snowboarders
jump and turn in the air. This is an Olympic sport, too.
A
wakeboarder is pulled by a boat. The boat makes waves as it speeds through the
water. These waves are the wake. The wakeboarder crosses the waves and jumps in
the air.
When
downhill skiers compete, they ski down a mountain as fast as they can. The
person who gets to the bottom the fastest is the winner.
In
freestyle skiing, the competitors jump, twist in the air and turn upside down.
The winner is the person who does the most difficult tricks the best.
The
Marathon may not look as exciting as other sports, but it’s certainly extreme.
At 40 km, it’s the longest race in world sports.
More about
extreme sports
This chart
shows where extreme sports take place. It shows the equipment and protective
clothing that are needed. Extreme sports look dangerous but competitors try to
keep themselves safe. For Olympic sports, the chart shows the year when they
were first in the Olympic Games.
|
Sport
|
Place
|
Equipment
|
Protective clothes
|
Olympic Games
|
|
Canoe slalom
|
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Canoe, paddles
|
Helmet, life jacket
|
1972
|
|
Kite surfing
|
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Kite, board
|
Life jacket
|
No
|
|
BMX biking
|
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Bike
|
Helmet, kneepads
|
2008
|
|
Mountain biking
|
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Bike
|
Helmet
|
1996
|
|
In-line skating
|
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In-line skates
|
Helmet, kneepads, elbow pads
|
No
|
|
Skateboarding
|
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Skateboard
|
Helmet, kneepads, elbow pads
|
No
|
|
Ski jumping
|
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Skis
|
Helmet, googles
|
1924
|
|
Snowboarding
|
<![if !vml]>
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Snowboard
|
Helmet, googles
|
1998
|
|
Wakeboarding
|
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Board, boat, rope
|
Life jacket
|
No
|
|
Downhill skiing
|
<![if !vml]>
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Skis, poles
|
Helmet, googles
|
1936
|
|
Freestyle skiing
|
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Skis
|
Helmet, googles
|
1994
|
|
Marathon
|
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Trainers
|
None
|
1896
|