Book description
Think you know all about sport? Think again. The Rough Guide to
Cult Sport takes the armchair sports fan on a beguiling world
tour exploring the maverick, the bizarre and the deliriously obscure
parts of the sporting universe. It recalls the players, games and
moments in all sports which have excited the greatest passions from
the dawn of the Olympics to the present day. You'll find sections on
the top twenty cult sports from baseball to sumo, angling to ultimate
frisbee; cult legends, from female grand prix driver Hell Nice to
Mexican wrestling star Mil M scaras; around the world in 80 sports,
from bog snorkelling, bun climbing and ostrich racing to pumpkin
throwing; plus all the shocks, conspiracies and scandals that have
rocked the world of sport over the years.
With all this, plus the strangest sports statistics you'll ever
find, The Rough Guide to Cult Sport is the ultimate tribute to
the weird and wonderful world of sport.
Lloyd Bradley has been classically trained as a chef, is a regular
marathon runner and was formerly Health & Fitness editor at GQ
magazine and Consultant Editor at Men's Health and Runner's World
magazines. He is also the author of The Rough Guide to Running and The
Rough Guide to Men's Health.
