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curling
Game in which two teams of four players each slide an ellipsoidal stone by means of a gooseneck handle over a 49-ft (44-m) stretch of ice toward a target circle. Stones average 40 lbs (18.1 kg) and are not permitted to weigh more than 44 lbs (20 kg). The deliverer's team members use a broom to sweep the ice ahead of the oncoming stone in order to facilitate a longer slide. Curling originated in Scotland in the early 16th cent. The Canadian championship, inaugurated in 1927, has become the world's biggest curling event. Curling became an Olympic sport in 1992.
hurdling
Track-and-field sport of running races over a series of obstacles called hurdles. Runners must remain in assigned lanes throughout a race, and, though they may knock hurdles down while running over them, they may do so only with a leg or foot, not a hand. Modern hurdlers use a sprinting style between hurdles, a double-arm forward thrust and exaggerated forward lean while clearing the hurdle, and then bring a trailing leg through at nearly a right angle to the body, enabling them to continue forward without breaking stride after clearing the hurdle. Hurdling distances are 110 m and 400 m for men and 100 m and 400 m for women.
hurling
Irish game resembling both field hockey and lacrosse, played between 15-player teams. The game is mentioned in Irish manuscripts dating back to the 13th cent. BC. The stick used--a tapered, slightly curved device with a cupped blade at the end--is called a hurley. A point is scored by hitting the ball over the crossbar of the opposing team's goalposts, three points by driving it under the crossbar. It is considered the national pastime of Ireland.
surfing
Sport of riding breaking waves toward the shore, especially with a surfboard. The sport originated prehistorically in the South Seas. In 1777 and 1778 Capt. J. Cook first reported seeing surfers in Tahiti and on Oahu. In 1821 surfing was banned by missionaries who thought it immoral. It was revived in the 1920s by the famous Hawaiian swimmer Duke Kahanamoku (1890-1968). Today surfing is enjoyed on beaches with breakers throughout the world, and several international championships are held. The goal is to maneuver on the unbroken face of the wave, preferably as far back toward the curl ("tube") as possible. In addition to surfboards, surfers can use belly- and kneeboards or kayaks, or they can bodysurf using no vehicle at all.
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