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Stacker compiled a list of 25 unique sports from around the world using internet research, including sports, travel, and culture websites and websites of the sports’ governing bodies.
25 unique sports from around the world
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Long before the ghastly snowmobile, getting around Norway required a pair of skis. It likely didn’t take long for Norwegians to figure out they could move much faster if their working dogs or horses pulled them. Thus, skijoring was born. No longer strictly a mode of transportation, skijøring is now a competitive sport where skiers are pulled behind a horse, dog, or motorized vehicle down a snowy course. The fastest time wins. Several mountain communities in America and Canada host equestrian-based competitions with events in Steamboat Springs and Leadville, Colorado, among North America’s oldest.