Spolympics - The unnatural combining of sports

Dedicated to the unnatural pairing of sports, Spolympics is the brain-child of Michelle Rose and Jamie Desrochers in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Updated weekly...

Friday, June 3, 2011

Baxing


The smell of the parquet floors...

Posting up in the key...

Finger rolls...

Hitting that "three"...

Don't happen in this game. This is Baxing, an amalgam of Boxing and Basketball. Click on the image for more!












Saturday, May 28, 2011

Equestriball


Why play boring old baseball when you can play baseball on a horse?

Click on the image to see how it's played!


Thursday, May 19, 2011

Swestling

Ahhhh...yes....summer is nearly here. You know what that means! The time-honoured tradition of Swestling will be in full swing!

What? You don't know about Swestling? Let's find out more together, friend! Click on the image below!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Sockey

Welcome to the world of Sockey!

Where European athleticism meets Canadian brawn (also known as Footkey outside of North America).

The unnatural sport combination blends -- you guessed it -- soccer elements in an ice hockey environment. (click on the image for further instructions)

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Shot Vaulting


Shot Vaulting is sport in its purest form. By "pure", we usually mean violent.

Combining the sports of Shot Put and Vaulting, this Spolympic event is quite simple. Let's take a look at the basic rules. Click on the instructions below:



To ensure your "hit" is legal, you must, of course, make it over the bar and have launched your shot before landing.