THE WORLD’S THREE STRANGEST SPORTS
The mud Olympics	Man Versus Horse	Dog Surfing
The Mud Olympics is held every year in a small German town called Brunsbütel. Around 50 teams from different countries meet and play football and other sports in deep mud. As you can see, the players get very dirty! Yuck! There are lot of prizes -and people love playing in the mud- but the main reason that the events arranged is to get money to give to charities.	This athletic event is held in Llanwrtyd Wells in Wales. At the event, men and women race a horse for 35km. People often think that the horse will win easily – but the race is planned so that the horse and runner finish and nearly the same time. How’s that done? Well, there are lots of montains near Llanwrtyd Wells and horses are very slow at going down hills!	In this sport, the dog usually surf with a person, but something the dog surf alone or two dogs surf on one board. Dog surfing competitions are organized by people all around the world. At one competition in the USA someone took a photo of 18 dogs on a surf board. That the largest number ever! I wish I took that photo!

FIVE FACTS ABOUT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

When and where were the first modern Olympic Games held?
The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896.

What is the Olympic torch?
Prior to each Games, the Olympic Torch or Flame is lit in Olympia, Greece and brought to the host city by runners carrying the torch in relay.

Who wins medals?
The athletes or teams who come first, second and third win medals: respectively gold, silver and bronze.

Are the gold medals real gold?
No! They were solid gold until 1912, but are now silver covered with a thin layer of gold.

Why do we have the Olympic rings as the emblem of the Olympic Games?
The five interconnected rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red respectively) of the emblem, symbolize the five continents of the world taking part in the Olympic Games (the Americas are viewed as a single continent, and Antarctica is omitted).