What Is the Worlds Fastest Sport?
Yes we know there is car racing and boat racing and plane racing and maybe even rocket racing, and those sports are fast, but we are strictly interested in human powered sports. Jai-Alai is a game that originated in Spain and has been billed as the world’s fastest sport with the ball leaving the cesta, a long, curved wicker scoop strapped to one arm, at speeds of up to 180 MPH. Unfortunately for Jai-Alai, Badminton has taken over the title, a shuttlecock has been recently clocked at 332 KM/H or 206 MPH.
Jai alai, pronounced hi-lie, is a game similar to three-wall handball. It’s played not with the hand but with a basket-like racket, called the “cesta”, that is strapped to a player’s wrist. Jai alai is an ancient game of the Basque people, who live in Spain and France. The game is known as pelota in Spain. It was introduced to C
Yes we know there is car racing and boat racing and plane racing an maybe even rocket racing, and those sports are fast, but we are strictly interested in human powered sports. Jai-Alai is a game that originated in Spain and has been billed as the world’s fastest sport with the ball leaving the cesta, a long, curved wicker scoop strapped to one arm, at speeds of up to 180 MPH. Unfortunately for Jai-Alai, Badminton has taken over the title, a shuttlecock has been recently clocked at 332 KM/H or 206 MPH. What is the world’s fastest train? The world’s fastest train is Shanghai’s maglev train. Manglev stands for magnetic levitation, a technology that has been around since 1984 but has not been used commercial due to the costs. Shanghai opened an 18.6 mile stretch in March, 2004 running from the airport to downtown which the train covers in 7 minutes 20 seconds while peaking out at 268 MPH or 431 KM/H. Who is the world’s fastest woman? The world’s fastest woman is American Florence Griffith
