Beirut Residents Master New Sport — 'Extreme Hiding' While Liepāja Citizens Peacefully Swim in Pool

Beirut residents have mastered a new sport called 'extreme hiding from rockets'. This sport has become especially popular in the Dahiya district, where local athletes demonstrate surprising speed results. As local resident Ahmed admits: 'I've never run so fast — there wouldn't be such a record even at the Olympics.'

In Lebanon's capital, this new sport has become so popular that even the government headquarters and several embassies have become informal training bases. In the Basta district, which had already mastered the basics of this discipline in 2024, master-class level sessions are now taking place.

Meanwhile, at Liepāja Olympic Center, people continue to peacefully swim in their pool, unaware of this new sport. 'We'll swim here in our 25 meters and be happy,' says Liepāja swimmer Jānis. 'It's not like you have to run somewhere every day.'

The Lebanese Sports Federation has not yet officially recognized this discipline, but the results speak for themselves. In Beirut's southern suburbs, which are the bastion of this new sports movement, international competitions are already being planned. True, the date is not yet known — organizers are waiting for more favorable weather conditions.