Championships

World Bog Snorkeling Championship competitors are no sticks in the mud

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World Bog Snorkeling Championship competitors are no sticks in the mud

LONDON — Intrepid athletes donned snorkels and slithered through slime on Sunday during one of Britain’s quirkiest sporting events: the World Bog Snorkeling Championships. The annual competition in the tiny town of Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales, sees competitors race to complete two lengths of a 60-yard (55 meter) water-filled trench cut through a peat bog. They … Read more

Annual Snail Racing World Championships return to England

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Annual Snail Racing World Championships return to England

Slow and steady wins this race. An annual snail racing event — which holds a Guinness World Record as the longest running humane snail-racing world championships — is making a comeback post pandemic. The Snail Racing World Championships in Congham, England, returns Saturday after being on hiatus since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Snail Master starts … Read more