SPORT – The World of Fictional Sports

Quidditch, Podracing and more: the world of fictional sports In the imaginary worlds of cinema, television, video games and literature, one is only restricted by their creativity when it comes to inventing new sports. Let’s dive into the sports of fiction! Quidditch, Harry Potter The most well-known kind of fantasy sport is quidditch, which was popularised by J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter book series. In the world of Harry Potter, players move around the field on broomsticks while completing various objectives, such as passing a ball through a series of hoops, preventing the other team from scoring by swatting away balls and retrieving the elusive “snitch,” a small flying golden ball that determines the winner of the game.  Since it is unfortunately impossible for muggles (those who are not wizards) to play Quidditch, a lot of Harry Potter fans came up with their version of the game called Muggle Quidditch. In this game, participants only pretend to fly, but in reality, they run on the ground. The sport’s US adaptation called Quadball was invented in 2005, taking direct influence from the magical world of wizards.   Quadball is a fast-paced, mixed-gender, full-contact sport played in cities and universities around the […]