2. Mud Wrestling: Indian Kushti Indian mud wrestling, commonly known as ‘kushti’, is an age old sport popular in rural India Mud plays crucially in avoiding the wrestlers from slipping (owing to sweat) in a bout

3. Oil Wrestling Oil wrestling also called grease wrestling, is the Turkish national sport It is so called because the wrestlers douse themselves with olive oil

4. Yubi Lakpi: The Coconut Rugby Yubi lakpi, similar to rugby, is played using a coconut The Manipuri game dates back to centuries, and may be the inspiration behind the modern rugby played today

5. Blind Soccer Blind soccer (also known as blind football) is variation of futsal designed for players who are blind or visually impaired It is currently a Paralympic sport, and the International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) also organizes a World Championship

6. Jallikattu: The Bull-Human Fight One of the oldest living ancient sports, Jallikattu is a part of the festivities of Tamil Nadu In this, men (matadors) have to fight the mighty bulls Unlike the Spanish running of the bulls, Jallikattu can turn out to be a deadly game

7. Buzkashi Buzkashi (literally "goat dragging" in Persian) or kokpar is the Central Asian sport in which horse- mounted players attempt to drag a goat or calf carcass toward a goal It is the national sport of Afghanistan, although it was banned under the Taliban regime

8. Mallakhamb: The Pole Gymnastics Mallakhamb (or Malkhamb) with origins dating back to the 12th century, is a gymnast’s feat using a vertical wooden pole This traditional Indian sport can be seen in various forms like Rope Mallakhamb and Hanging Mallakhamb

9. Bossaball Bossaball is a team sport that originated in Spain and was conceptualized by Belgian Filip Eyckmans in 2004 It is similar to volleyball, but also includes elements of football (soccer), gymnastics and capoeira

10. Wall Of Death: Maut Ka Kuan The ‘Wall of death’ can be commonly found at the local fairs and exhibitions, particularly in rural India The game consists of a barrel-shaped track wherein the drivers showcase their breathtaking driving skills through motorcycles and cars

11. Wife Carrying Finland is the birthplace of wife carrying, a sport which sees male competitors race along an obstacle course while carrying a female team-mate If you win the annual competition in Sonkajarvi, Finland, you supposedly are awarded the weight of your "wife" in beer

12. Ke Nang Haun: The pig fight Ke Nang Huan is the famous pig fight which adorns the festival of the Nicobarese tribal people of India In this weird game of pigs and humans, the competition is to control the perplexed pig which shoots out of a cage when smashed with an axe The game is played in open spaces, allowing abundant scope for the horrified pig and its controller to chase each other

13. Underwater Hockey Underwater Hockey (UWH), also called Octopush, (mainly in the UK) is a globally played limited-contact sport It originated in England in 1954 when Alan Blake, the founder of the newly formed South sea Sub-Aqua Club