Sport – Ringo Lingo

The Superbowl in Numbers

Ringo Lingo — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:09:10 +0000

In 2021, around 25,000 fans attended the Super Bowl.? This was about a third less than normal? because of Covid restrictions.? Approximately 7,500 of the? attendees were local healthcare workers.? 30,000 fans purchased cardboard images of themselves for $100.? These images were placed in the empty seats.? 96.4 million people watched the game.? If someone wanted to advertise their brand during? the first Super Bowl in 1967, they would have paid $37,500 to $42,500.? In 2021, they would have had to pay at least $5.5 million? which is an increase of nearly 12,500%.? The brand Mountain Dew was advertised during Super Bowl 2021? and this was mentioned 315,814 times on Twitter? during the game with Pepsi mentioned 242,638 times.

Extreme Ironing

Kate Pullen — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:30:04 +0000

Extreme ironing is a combination? of ironing and extreme sports.? Extreme ironing is the act of ironing clothes while? skydiving, bungee jumping, hang gliding, paragliding,? rock climbing, base jumping or scuba diving.?

People who take part in extreme ironing will try to? find new and exciting places to do some ironing.? For example, in 2003, three extreme ironing? participants ironed the Union Jack flag,? just above the Everest base station.?

Extreme ironing has inspired many other? extreme sports, including extreme cello playing!

Highlining – A Very Extreme Sport

Kate Pullen — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:18:12 +0000

Highlining is an extreme sport that combines? tightrope walking and slacklining.? Highlining is tightrope walking across a highline,? which is similar to a slackline,? but much higher off the ground.?

Highliners don’t use poles for balance, but they do? use harnesses and ropes as they walk across highlines.? Highlining is practiced all over the world,? with lines set up between tall buildings and cliffs.

Wingsuit Flying

Kate Pullen — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:13:50 +0000

Wingsuit flying is an extreme sport? that combines skydiving and flying.? A wingsuit is a jumpsuit with fabric? between the legs and under the arms.? The fabric between the legs and along? the side of the body is extended into? a wing-like shape and this gives the wingsuit its name.?

The wings have airpockets which give? the pilot more control over their flying.? The wingsuit allows a skydiver to? glide through the air, much like a flying squirrel.

Skateboarding

Ringo Lingo — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 13:59:01 +0000

Skateboarding first started in California during the 1950s.? The first skateboards were made by attaching? roller skate wheels to wooden boards, but by 1959,? companies had started manufacturing skateboards.? Skateboarding was initially known as? “sidewalk surfing” and it’s thought it was? popular with the surfing community.?

Over time it has developed into a past time that’s? popular with a wide range of people of all ages.? In 2020, for the first time, skateboarding featured as one? of the sports in the Summer Olympic Games,? with Japan winning three of the four gold medals on offer.

First Female Soccer Match

Ringo Lingo — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:26:28 +0000

It may surprise you to know that the first? official women’s soccer match took place in 1895.? Played at Crouch End in London between teams? representing North London and South London, the game was won? 7 to 1 by the North London team.? The game was not popular with everyone.? One journalist wrote in the Manchester Times newspaper? “When the novelty has worn off, I do not think? women’s football will attract the crowds.”

However, the 2019 Women’s World Cup final was? attended by 57,000 spectators and more than? 1 billion people watched the tournament on TV.

The Longest Tennis Match

Ringo Lingo — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:42:41 +0000

In professional tennis up to 2021 the record for? the longest ever match was set at Wimbledon in 2010.? The match was played between the American? John Isner and the French player Nicolas Mahut.? In total the match lasted for 11 hours and five minutes,? with the games being played across three days.? The eventual winner was John Isner,? with the final set score ending at 70 to 68.

The Highest Soccer Score

Ringo Lingo — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:38:17 +0000

Incredibly, the highest ever score in a? soccer game between two club teams is 149 to 0.? The game was played in 2002 and won by AS Adema,? who scored exactly no goals during the match.? Their opponents, SO l’Emyrne, scored 149 own goals.? This was in protest at a penalty being awarded in? their previous match which their players felt was unfair.

Biggest Super Bowl Win

Ringo Lingo — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:31:45 +0000

As of 2021, the biggest ever Super Bowl win was? achieved by the San Francisco 49ers in 1990.? The final score was 55 to 10,? with the Denver Broncos being the losing team.? For comparison, the smallest win was in 2018 when the? New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams by 13 to 3.