Kudu dung spitting

Kudu dung spitting

Kudu dung spitting (Bokdrol Spoeg in Afrikaans) is a sport in some parts of Africa. In the competition small, hard pellets of dung from the Kudu (a type of Antelope) are spat, with the furthest distance reached being the winner.

Kudu dung spitting is popular enough to have an annual world championship competition, with the formal sport beginning in 1994. Unlike many similar sports, the distance is measured from the marker to the place the dung pellet comes to rest, rather than where it initially hit the ground.

The world record in the sport is a distance of 15.56 metres, set in 2006 by Shaun van Rensburg. [The Herald, South Africa, August 1 2006, quoted in Private Eye #1170]

References

*Morrison, Paul (25 September 1997) " [http://www.galactic-guide.com/articles/10R2.html Kudu Dung Spitting] " at the Galactic Guide. Accessed 15 February 2005.


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