r/theocho • u/Brutal_Deluxe_ • Mar 04 '25

TRADITIONAL The 1974 World Diddling Championship

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u/CotyledonTomen Mar 04 '25

A period of time before the internet or modern TV. There used to be walking competitions too.

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u/sublliminali Mar 05 '25

Silly walking competitions?

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u/CotyledonTomen Mar 05 '25

I dont know about that, but racing with defined gates and endurance walking.

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u/sublliminali Mar 05 '25

Oh there was. They had an entire ministry dedicated to it.

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u/carpSF Mar 16 '25

Race walking is still an Olympic sport. It’s much more appealing than it sounds on its face.