10 Most Ridiculous Sports Of All Time
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7. Eukonkanto
You should take the wife-carrying part as literally as possible, because that’s exactly what this sport is.
A man flings his lady onto his back and starts running like that on a 250-meter track riddled with obstacles.
These obstacles may or may not include jumps, water traps, or wild moose and elks. The rules say that if the wife is dropped, the team receives a 15-second penalty to their final score.
Even though Eukonkanto began its existence as a spoof, it somehow managed to gain more and more popularity over the last few years in Finland.
