Thursday, November 17

Call that a Sport?

The Asian Indoor Games happen in Bangkok, and Scott and I head down to the National Stadium. Scott's keen on his cycling, and he's heard that the cycling's on. But it's not what we expect. In fact, it's a bizarre spectacle. There's 4 guys on odd-looking bikes that have their saddles behind the back wheel. This leaves their front wheel free to flick a ball around at high speed. It's two-on-two, and they have to shoot into the goals using only their bike wheels to hit the ball. If you put your feet down, it's a penalty. Surprisingly, it's all very entertaining. I learn later that the sport's called Radball.