The Four Most Dangerous Sports
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Base Jumping
You have all probably seen people jumping out of planes with parachutes, and thought - man, I could never do this!
Well, some people do not even need a plane to throw themselves down buildings or mountains. Base jumpers also use a parachute, but they, as the word suggests, actually jump from different objects. The BASE stands for Buildings, Antennas, Spans, and Earth. In this adrenaline-packed activity, people run off high towers or buildings and throw the parachute that they are holding in their hands.
Jallikattu
Tamil Nadu is one of the states in India. During the event of Pongal, which is a way the people say thanks to the harvests that feed them, they participate in bull-taming. Jallikattu is a sport that caused numerous reactions from animal activists, as it is dangerous to both animals and humans. In a nutshell, the game of Jallikattu is organized in a way that a bull is released into an open field, and many participants try to catch him and subdue him. In the last 20 years, more than 200 people have died participating in this dangerous sport.
Boxing
Boxing is a very dangerous sport. Every year both amateur and professional boxers die in matches, or afterwards as a result of injuries. Others, such as Michael Watson, are disabled for life as a result of beatings in the ring. Medical studies also show that boxing can lead to long-term brain-damage, and to illnesses such as Parkinson’s disease. For these reasons all the major medical associations call for an end to boxing. Banning boxing would mean an end to needless deaths, injuries and brain-damage.
Gymnastics
Very few sports are as impressive as gymnastics is. People compete in various disciplines that test how well they control their bodies. It is a combination of strength, flexibility, and balance. The amount of injuries that follow this sport is quite scary - bone and wrist fractures are a frequent appearance in gymnastics competition, and this sport has witnessed some of the worst falls and spinal fractures ever.