SI Vault: Wide World of Sports

Sports Illustrated looks back through the years of the most unusual sports from around the world.

SI Vault: Wide World of Sports

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Simon Bruty

FINA Diving Grand Prix.

Havana, Cuba

Walter Iooss Jr.

Baseball.

George Town, Cayman Islands

Heinz Kluetmeier

Free Diving.

Mojave Desert, CA

Neil Leifer

Motorcycle Racing.

Forni Di Sopra, Italy

Bob Martin

Grass Skiing.

Lahore, Pakistan

Bob Martin

Youth Cricket.

Fort Benning, GA

Bob Rosato

Best Ranger Competition.

Chitwan, Nepal

Bob Martin

Elephant Polo.

St. Moritz, Switzerland

Bob Martin

Horse Racing.

Uummannaq, Greenland

Simon Bruty

Ice Golf.

Los Angeles, CA

Robert Beck

Skateboarding.

Doha, Qatar

Bob Martin

Sepak Takraw.

Valley City, OH

Bill Frakes

Frog Jumping.

Detroit, MI

John G. Zimmerman

Boating.

Inzell, Germany

Bob Martin

Motorcycling: Ice Speedway World Championships.

Atlanta, GA

John G. Zimmerman

Water Skiing.

St. Louis, MO

David E. Klutho

Rodeo.

Huntersville, NC

Bill Frakes

Loch Norman Highland Games

Du Quoin, IL

Richard Meek

Big car sprints race at Du Quoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack.

Beijing, China

Bob Rosato

Badminton.

New York, NY

Erick W. Rasco

Freestyle Wrestling.

Phoenix, AZ

Hy Peskin

Rodeo.

London, England

Peter Read Miller

Fencing.

Phoenix, AZ

Hy Peskin

Square Dancing.

Indio, CA

Polo.

Burwell, NE

Bill Frakes

Rodeo.

Snow Water Lake, NV

Simon Bruty

Pigeon Racing.

Columbus, OH

Simon Bruty

Bodybuilding.

Sydney, Australia

Peter Read Miller

Greco-Roman Wrestling.

Hartford, CT

Al Tielemans

College Squash.

Beijing, China

Simon Bruty

Archery.

Coney Island, NY

Michael Owens

Roller Derby.

Rio de Janerio, Brazil

Simon Bruty

Soccer.

Onondaga Nation, NY

Bill Frakes

Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse.

Sahara Desert, Morocco

Auto Racing.