Gifts for competition fans
Know someone who loves competition? Pick their favourite topic for gift ideas, with a fact to share when they open it.
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Competitive Eating
Competitive eaters often use a technique called "the Heimlich," but not for choking – they use it to help compress food in their stomachs to make room for more.
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Esports
The prize pool for The International, the annual Dota 2 championship, has exceeded $40 million in some years, making it one of the highest-paying esports tournaments in the world.
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NBA Finals
The NBA Finals have only ever been played in a single city once: 1947, when the Philadelphia Warriors played the Chicago Stags in Philadelphia.
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Olympic Games
The first Olympic Games in 1896 only had 241 athletes, all men.
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Super Bowl
The first ever Super Bowl was played in 1967 and the Green Bay Packers won against the Kansas City Chiefs, winning a score of 35-10.
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Wimbledon
The Wimbledon Championships trophy, the Gentlemen's Singles Championship Cup, is actually called the "Challenge Cup" because players are technically challenging the previous year's champion.
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World Cup
The first World Cup final in 1930 was played in front of a crowd of only 63,000 people.
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