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| Luge (Photo: Red Bull) |
Luge
Luge is a one- or two-person sled that is ridden supine and feet-first. A luger steers by flexing the sled’s runners with his leg muscles or applying opposing shoulder pressure on the seat. Approaching 90+ mph in any vehicle is risky. However, picture doing it on a frozen track that resembles a lengthy half-pipe.
Athletes lie down on their backs and launch themselves down the lane, striving to avoid being thrown over the half-pipe. This game has had its number of fatalities, with the most recent fatality being Nodar Kumaritashvili, a luge competitor from Georgia, who died on the opening day of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Canada.
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| Equestrianism (Photo: Science ABC) |
Equestrianism
Equestrianism encompasses the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting, and is usually referred to as horse-riding. Horseback riding is, indeed, a traditional sport. The ancient means of transportation, which was once linked with people of better social status, has grown into a timeless passion for many throughout the years. However, you may not be aware that horseback riding is regarded as one of the most dangerous sports in the world.
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| Base Jumping. (Photo: Wonderopolis) |
Base Jumping
BASE jumping is the recreational sport of jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend safely to the ground. “BASE” is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: buildings, antennae (referring to radio masts), spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs).
Participants exit from a fixed object such as a cliff, and after an optional free-fall delay, deploy a parachute to slow their descent and land.
In contrast to other forms of parachuting, such as skydiving from airplanes, BASE jumps are performed from fixed objects which are generally at much lower altitudes, and BASE jumpers only carry one parachute. BASE jumping is significantly more hazardous than other forms of parachuting and is widely considered to be one of the most dangerous extreme sports.
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| Scuba diving. (Photo: Hidden Deep Diving) |
Scuba diving
Scuba diving is one of the most dangerous sports that is growing in popularity across the world. The SCUBA – Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus, which allows you to stay underwater for enough time to enjoy the peaceful beauty of the sea life, according to Sports Virsa.
Changes in pressure are the primary source of hazard in this sport. These pressure fluctuations have the potential to burst a lung, eardrums, or sinuses. Long-term exposure to high-pressure gases can cause tissue damage, blockage of tiny blood vessels, and even blood supply failure! Other casualties may have occurred as a result of diving equipment failure.
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| Car racing. (Photo: Economist Times) |
Car racing
Auto racing is competitive motorsport that involves the racing of vehicles. Since the introduction of the car, there has been auto racing. Races of different kinds were organized, the earliest of which was held in 1867. Blitzing around a track in a carbon fiber box at an average speed of 175mph while attempting not to crash is only for the courageous or the foolish.
Fire-retardant jackets and helmets protect drivers, although they aren’t always effective. Smashed bones, severe blood loss, head trauma, and other common traumas are all common that’s why it is stated as one of the lethal and dangerous sports in the world.
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| Boxing. (Photo: ESPN) |
Boxing
A contact sport where the participant’s sole goal is to punch his opponent it doesn’t come as a surprise that this isn’t an injury-free sport. Statistics reveal that 90% of boxers suffer brain damage during the course of their career. They could even be prone to diseases like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s later in their lives. Sounds scary, but with proper protective gear the risk of sustaining injuries can be minimized, said Listaka.
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| Bull riding (Photo: Sports Virsa) |
Bull riding
This is a rodeo sport that involves staying mounted on a bull for as long as possible while the bull tries to buck off the rider. The very mention of mounting a 1000kg bull invokes jitters amongst us; so I guess much needn’t be said about the perils entailed in the actual sport. It has been considered as one of the most dangerous sports in the world with damage to the neck, head, and face besides concussions accounting for most of the injuries.
In 1989 after a bull gored and punctured the heart of cowboy Lane Frost it was made compulsory to wear protective vests made of ballistic material. This and a slew of other protective measures have brought down the accidents in the sport but despite this, it still continues to be the “most dangerous 8 seconds in sports”.
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| Gymnastics (Photo: Times of Israel) |
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and abdominal muscle groups. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and from circus performance skills.
Julissa Gomez was involved in one of the worst gymnastics accidents ever. She slid and smashed her head during a warm-up in May 1988, months before the Olympics, resulting in a neck-down paralysis that lasted until her death in 1991. There are lots of risks of injuries associated with this sport which may lead to fatalities.
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| Mountaineering (Photo: Mpora) |
Mountaineering
Mountaineering, sometimes referred to as mountain climbing, is the sport of accessing or trying to reach high points in hilly terrain, especially for climbing enjoyment. It is one of the riskiest sports on the planet. Thousands of people get hurt while mountaineering every year.
Most of these wounds are caused by sliding or falling on a rock. However, the wilderness presents an almost overwhelming amount of threats. Mountaineering is regarded as one of the riskiest and deadliest sports as it has swallowed many people to death.
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| Soccer (Photo: Quartz) |
Soccer
Soccer is not only the most famous sport but also one of the most dangerous sports in the world. The incidence of football injuries is very high. Athletes run after one ball only, and frequently collides with their opponents with one or two feet is often a bad action.
The medical team interrupts virtually each football match and rushes on the field to help a damaged player from the pitch. Muscles of the leg and joint are commonly wounded. All this, however, does not stop players in soccer leagues worldwide from contending ferociously.
