extreme sport

extreme sport
Any sport featuring speed, height, danger, a high level of physical exertion, highly specialized gear, or spectacular stunts.

Base-jumping is called an extreme sport, but I think it should be called an insane sport.

Syn: action sport, adventure sport, adventurous sport

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