Most unusual sports

 
  • Sepak takraw In this sport, which resembles volleyball, players can only use their feet, chest and head to score points. This sport is also known as kick volleyball and is very popular in Southeast Asia. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE
  • Chess Boxing A Chess Boxing match between two individuals lasts up to eleven rounds, starting with a four minute chess round and followed by two minutes of boxing. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE
  • Winter swimming Swimmers pose at the 71st ‘Coupe de Noel’ (Christmas cup) swimming race in Lake Geneva. The participants swim a distance of 125-metres in cold weather conditions. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI
  • Swamp football This unusual form of football, which originated in Finland, is played in bogs or swamps. AFP PHOTO / LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN
  • Elephant polo It is a variant of polo played with riders on elephant. This sport is mostly played in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand AFP PHOTO / Pornchai KITTIWONGSAKUL
  • Oil wrestling In this form of wrestling contestants are drenched in oil from head to toe, are stripped to the waist, and made to wear specially designed leather trousers. AFP PHOTO / MUSTAFA OZER