Nov 08
2009Many people have this extreme fondness on engaging to sports activities. Some says they feel the blood rush every time they do it and after winning. Others say they love the way their bodies move freely while their brains function heavily at the same time thinking of different techniques to win. However, some people are not satisfied with the simple sports that we usually engage in, some are in need of the danger, the thrill, some excitement and lots of fun. Maybe this is the reason why people came up with different sports that has the word “danger” along with its package. To sum it up, here is the list of what has been considered the most dangerous sports on the planet.
Counted in our list is Rugby. This sport can be considered as the most brutal contact sport because players tackle without any protection. This is why rugby has more injuries per player compared to other participation sport. Torn muscles, broken bones, concussion, etc… This is your price for playing this game. Next is Cave Diving; this goes as extraordinary because it involves diving in caves at the depth of 100 feet in a very dark area, considering that it’s very easy to lose your bearings or maybe encounter problems with air supply or be unaware that there is a very unique and vicious creature underneath it all. Reported cases of death were around 500 since 1960.
Unbelievably, cheerleading is part of our list. Talking about the US alone, reported injuries was up by 20,000 last year making it as the world’s most injury-prone sport for women. While fishing, as what we considered as one of our favourite pastimes has one of the highest mortality rates compared to other sports due to drowning (especially in rock fishing). Part of the list also is Rock Climbing, which has a record of 24 deaths in the US alone last year 2000. Maybe what added up the danger is that medical help is not easy to get when you are a thousand feet up and the chopper has nowhere to land.