Weird sport that have been play in the Olympic game

Do you know that some host nation include some of their traditional sports that can be consider as an odd sports to other nations? Here are 3 oddest sport that have been play in the summer Olympic history.

3: Plunge diving
Held only once at the 1904 games, this diving discipline demands a diver plunge from a stationary take-off from a height of 18 inches above the surface of the water. Each diver then had to plunge as deeply as possible into the water for a period of 60 seconds, without imparting any propulsion from their arms or legs. It was a clean sweep of medals for the American team at the St Louis games – hardly surprising given that all five divers were from the US.

2: Hot-air ballooning
At the 1900 games, a number of hot-air balloon events, including elevation, duration, and distance, were swept away by the home team.

1: Rope climb
This event featured at four different Olympic games from the first modern one in 1896 through to 1932. Contestants had to scale a rope of 15 metres as high as they could, and where competitors made it to the same level on the rope, judges made a decision based on speed and form. Contestants where only allowed to use their hands to climb, so the competition was a serious test of upper-body strength.

Rope Climb Sports