Paul is back for the 8th edition of interesting, bizarre and fascinating sporting facts and some of the incredible things that will be discussed in this episode include- The team-based sport with the largest ground area size- the American basketballer who scored an astounding 420 three-point shots smashing his own record- the man who broke the record for passing through a tennis racket,- the oldest and youngest footballers to score a goal in a FIFA World Cup and the Car mechanic who scored the first ever goal at a FIFA World Cup- The highest and lowest scores in international one day cricket by a country- the worst scores by professional golfers in tournaments- the first independent Olympian to win an Olympic gold medal and the most professional snooker matches by an individual - the surfer who did the first ever backflip in a Surfing World Championship event- the highest jump on a pogo stick and the record for the fastest ice water swim- weird sports such as ostrich racing, Sport Hocking, Cycle ball and Dog surfing- the bizarre world gaining contest and the Japanese skier who broke the world ski jump record- the shortest time between goals in an ice hockey match and the oldest Olympic medalist - the incredible amount of money Lewis Hamilton earned in 2015- the highest ever jump recorded by a dog and by a human from a standing start - the American man who climbed all seven Summits and skied the polar last agrees in 138 days- a German equestrian who has competed in the dressage at an incredible seven Olympic Games and has won 14 Olympic medals We also have our quiz and sporting Spotlight.Interesting sporting facts Part 8 sources1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Landry2. The book of best sports quotes, by M.Prefontaine, Amazon.com.au, sydney, nsw, australia.3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Tendulkar4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872_Scotland_v_England_football_match#6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt7. Sports trivia quiz, dieselanddutch.com, 2022.8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Curry9. brittanica.com ‘stephen curry’, by adam augustyn, last updated 25/12/24.10. Guinness world records 2018, by guinness world records pty ltd, 3/4/2018.11. statista.com ‘leading ultimate fighting championship UFC pay-per-view events as of august 2022, by number of buys’, by statista research dept, 4/3/24.12. sportstar.thehindu.com ‘top 10 highest odi team scores: england leads list with 498/4’, by team sportstar, 26/9/23.13. https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/lowest-innings-totals-28398714. Golf monthly.com ‘10 worst rounds in pga tour history’, by roderick easdale, 14/12/23.15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_at_the_Olympics16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Davis17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabell_Werth#:~:text18. Thomas cook.in ‘30 weird sports played around the world’, 20/8/201719. Topend sports.com ‘ostrich racing’, by robert wood, november 2006.20. Top-end sports.com ‘sport-hocking, an unusual german sport’, by robert wood, june 2008.21. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycle_ball22. https://www.bossaballsports.com/bossaball/what-is-bossaball/23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira24. bbc.com ‘meet the champiion gurners of cumbria’, adam clarkson and alex challies, 22/9/24.25. redbull.com ‘ryoyu kobayashi’s longest ski jump world record:how he did it’, by agata strauss, 13/6/24.26. Usa today.com ‘agnes keleti, oldest living olympic medal winner and holocaust survivor, dies at 103’, by fernando cervantes Jr, 2/1/25.27. espn.com ‘yaroslava mahuchikh sets women’s high jump world record’, associated press, 8/7/24.28. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-standing-jump#29. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_SummitsBackground music- Energizer by RA from Soundroll from Upbeat.

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