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Obstacle Course Racing
Obstacle course racing (OCR) is a sport in which a competitor, traveling on foot, must overcome various physical challenges in the form of obstacles. Races vary in length from obstacle course, courses with obstacles close together to events of several kilometers which incorporate elements of Track and field, track, Road running, road and/or Cross country running, cross country/Trail running, trail running. Courses may include climbing over walls or up ropes, monkey bars, carrying heavy objects, traversing bodies of water or mud, crawling under barbed wire, and jumping through fire. Since the Tough Guy Competition, beginning of modern OCR in 1987, the sport has grown in popularity such that more than 2500 events are held annually across the world and several run organizing companies are commercially successful. History Early history The concept of using obstacles for competition has been in use since the 1800s, including the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
World Obstacle
World Obstacle, institutional name ''Fédération Internationale de Sports d’Obstacles'' ''(FISO)'', is the international governing body for obstacle sports and related events. Disciplines include Ninja (similar to Sasuke (TV series), Sasuke and American Ninja Warrior) and Obstacle racing, Obstacle Course Racing (OCR). Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, it sanctions world and continental level events. History The concept of an international governing body for Obstacle Racing was originally proposed by Joe Desena, Joe DeSenna, the founder and owner of Spartan Race. This was announced in May, 2014 when world champion adventure athlete Ian Adamson (adventure racer), Ian Adamson accepted the job of leading the federation and sport, originally called the International Obstacle Racing Federation. The organization filed as a Colorado non-profit sporting organization in early 2016 under the name the ''International Obstacle Sports Federation (IOSF).'' The decision was taken at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
