Sport is a whole universe where every person can manifest himself on a certain side, since the choice of species is more than sufficient. But if chess (and they are also sports, do not forget) or arm wrestling is boring and monotonous for you, that is, options are more cheerful. Here adrenaline comes to the fore, thirst for risk and pure emotions. So, the ten most dangerous sports. We must say right away that all these types are cool in their own way, and in this article we are not going to discourage anyone from doing them, but we warn you what you should definitely be prepared for if you decide to put extreme sports into your life.
10. Football
The most popular sport on the planet opens the ranking of the most dangerous. Indeed, injuries in football are as commonplace as taking a shower after training. The fierce fight for the ball, giving rise to numerous clashes between players, is the main cause of all injuries sustained by the players. Each player, even the greatest and most famous, always appeared in the infirmary of his club. There is a whole statistic according to which a football player receives up to 200 injuries of various severity during the year. Sometimes it happens that the injury puts an end to the future career of the player. Cases of deaths due to collisions in the field, as well as increased stress on the heart, are also known.
9. Golf
So, football players are risky guys, we understood that. But what does this "aristocrat" with a club do in the list of dangerous sports? First, let's remember where they play golf. These are open lawns, often with ponds as additional obstacles in the way of the ball to the hole. Exactly the same terrain is ideal for lightning strikes, which, unfortunately, are not uncommon in golf. Secondly, did you hold a golf ball in your hands? Flying a decent distance, this ball turns into a deadly thing. In addition to jokes, getting into a person with a ball in golf is sometimes much easier than getting into a hole. Numerous head injuries, broken eyes and spinal fractures are only confirmation of this.
8. Hockey
Among mass sports, hockey in terms of the number of injuries is not inferior to football, or even surpasses it. Nevertheless, the action here takes place on ice, and the puck, with an accurate hit, is able to hit not only the gate. No matter how well the hockey players keep their balance on ice skates, ice is ice, and any movement out of the ordinary can provoke a fall. By the way, hockey mainly consists of these movements. Cutting, collisions, hitting a stick and hitting a puck can deprive you not only of your teeth, but of your overall health. Often, hockey players leave the playing field in serious condition. However, there are guys in the hockey (tough guys) who have little adrenaline from the danger of this game - because at the end of the match they are happy to beat each other's faces with all honest people.
7. Street climbing
If you have never heard the word “street lagging” and don’t know who is involved in it, then here's an exhaustive answer - complete scumbags. If Johnny Knoxville and the company (Eccentrics) came up with their own sport, then street-racing would undoubtedly become one. The essence of this entertainment is that you race on a long skateboard downhill in a prone position. You need to gain as much speed as possible, beating all rivals in this indicator. Everything would be fine, but only a race takes place at best on an asphalt road, and at worst - in broad daylight in a populated city. And one more thing: on your skateboard there are no brakes per se (you understand that they are not). As you know, the main goal here often becomes to simply bring your brains to the finish line.
6. Rafting
Another sport for those who can’t sit still at the fifth point. Indeed, how can you give in to relaxation and think about the meaning of life when you are in an inflatable boat in the company of people hungry for adrenaline, and together you rush along the mountain river descent? Every movement here is dangerous, and at any moment of the rafting an unpleasant surprise can occur. The most common and common is a blow to the stone. Also, the raft may roll over, or you will simply be thrown out of it at a sharp bend. In addition, it will not be difficult for the alloy to catch a limb on a protruding stone or log.
5. Climbing
It must not be necessary to clarify that climbing is a great danger. Factors here are a mountain: high altitude, open terrain, rarefied air, cold temperatures closer to the top, inaccessibility for rescue services, proper equipment and tools. The main role in climbing plays pragmatism and cold calculation. After all, often, having risen to the top, people underestimate such a procedure as descent, while becoming victims of their own disorganization. Also, no one canceled the risk of falling from a height, natural phenomena in the form of a strong wind or rockfall, and the fact that forces can leave you very unexpectedly.
4. Surfing
Not the most harmless thing in the world is surfing. Judge for yourself, in the open sea you are alone with the elements in the form of a giant wave. To get a shot of adrenaline, the surfer must calculate the arrival of the wave and its location as accurately as possible. Otherwise, the adventurer risks being in the grip of this very wave and experiencing the wrath of the elements. While surfing a person can easily flip and hit the bottom surface. It is also possible to meet with unwanted marine life like jellyfish, sharks and other dangerous animals. The wave can push the surfer to a greater depth, and then additional oxygen will be needed to get to the surface.
3. Bull riding
Yes, yes, this is exactly the case when a rider by all means needs to stay in the saddle. Matters of life and death, so to speak. And again, the jokes go aside, because the angry bull wants only one thing - to throw off a damned person, stick their horns into it and mercilessly trample the remains with their hooves. Given the specificity of buliding, there are practically no healthy riders. Bulls, as a rule, weigh under a ton, and if it was not possible to stay on it, then it is just right to appeal to higher forces. Quite often, ribs break and horns pierce the lungs of riders. In addition, an evil bull will easily throw a person who has lost control by several meters.
2. Diving
The absence of gills in a person suggests that water is definitely not a safe and comfortable environment for him. And if at least you have access to air on the surface of the water, then in the depths in case of trouble you don’t really have much to hope for. Disaster refers to such factors as poisonous marine life, large predators, incorrect calculation of the oxygen supply and technical malfunctions in diving equipment. All this can easily lead to a very sad outcome. Therefore, it is extremely important not only to fill the oxygen cylinder and use it evenly, but also to be ready to meet with a shark or poisonous fish (and this meeting may occur oh how unexpected).
1. Base Jumping
Finally, base jumping is rightfully recognized as the most risky and dangerous sport. And we have a couple of explanations why this is so. Firstly, the baser needs to perfectly accurately calculate the moment of activation of the parachute in order to land successfully. Secondly, the jumper has only one parachute, therefore, its non-disclosure will most likely be a harbinger of death (but there is no sense in a reserve parachute, since there will be no banal height for the second activation). Thirdly, there is a risk of simply colliding with the object from which the flight starts (for example, a tower or a mountain cliff).