Immediately after my own assault-course indignity, patchy memories of a 1997 Christmas TV special of Gladiators sprang to mind. In a particularly curious “Jockeys v Celebrities” episode, ...

Calling all "American Ninja Warrior" fans. It’s time to turn your eyes toward the Olympics. According to Team USA, the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles could host the Games’ first-ever obstacle ...

Ninja Warrior's signature obstacle course is being tested for possible inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. According to Deadline, Olympic athletes may soon be facing a new kind of ...

Obstacle course racing is being tested as a replacement for show jumping in the Olympic sport modern pentathlon. I was the first reporter in the world to try the Ninja Warrior-like course. Show ...

The obstacle course show Ninja Warrior could soon become the inspiration for a new take on a classic Olympic event. An obstacle discipline test is being considered as a potential new fifth discipline ...

Youngsters attending last year’s Obstacle Course Shenanigans play on the inflatables. This year’s Obstacle Course Shenanigans is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 21 at Jim Parker Park. (Courtesy Photo) ...

Marc Bellotti has completed all nine Barber Beast on the Bay events. When “the Beast” debuted in 2013, Bellotti was nearing his 40th birthday. He viewed the obstacle course race as a new challenge, ...

The foreboding incline loomed ahead, challenging visitors to the new Gatling Gauntlet obstacle course to climb it. They had already scampered up the cargo net climb, flopped over a wooden wall and ...

Shelby Morse, marketing director for Festival Country Indiana, demonstrates the Over and Under station at the Gatling Gauntlet at the Johnson County Park in June 2022. Daily Journal File Photo If a ...