One of the newest sports in the Olympics is taking over the Paris Games, mostly because it's so beautifully chaotic, which is what people seem to be loving about it on social media.
The sport is called kayak cross and it is absolutely bananas. It starts with four kayakers being dropped down into the water from a ramp and off they go, looking to finish the 210-meter course as quickly as possible. They battle against each other and some rapids while making sure they go through all the parts of the course that they need to pass to be official.
But mostly it's just chaos. Look at this:
Kayak cross might be the WILDEST new event at the #ParisOlympics this year. 😳
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) August 5, 2024
Would you try this sport? pic.twitter.com/JVwVEBx6zU
Amazing.
Fans love it:
Every race has been pure chaos. 15/10 new Olympic sport https://t.co/2LLebtGrIN
— Josh Strongin (@Jstrong18) August 5, 2024
Every sport should have a contraption that dumps the athletes onto the playing field https://t.co/JwVwaigjLl
— Barry Petchesky (@barry) August 5, 2024
New favorite sport, and it’s not even close: https://t.co/8H93JKLC2f
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) August 5, 2024
This might be my new favorite sport but genuinely wtf is this??? https://t.co/wwyIzaRSPY
— Vinny Kubicsko (@VinnyKubicsko) August 5, 2024
Oh hell yeah https://t.co/w8jTkytQTX
— mamawhale🐳 (@mamawhale) August 5, 2024
This is incredible https://t.co/CSABXbUz5v
— Brenton Temple (@BrentonTemple) August 5, 2024
Kayak Cross is nuts and I absolutely love it. Really hope this stays for the next Olympics. https://t.co/JIihSljYp9
— Show🎢 (@Andyshow) August 5, 2024
What a crazy and cool event to watch. Way to go #ParisOlympics for making this a reality. #NBColympics https://t.co/xA4GleFyi7
— Michael Spong (@spongmg) August 5, 2024
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Kayak Cross Becomes Hit of Paris Games Thanks Mostly to Its Beautiful Chaos.
