8th Annual Pig Olympics

The Pig Olympics are a sporting events for specially bred and trained piglets, and include pigball (soccer), swimming, and running . The competition is organized by the Sport-Pig Federation, which claims over 100 members.
The 2006 competition was held in Moscow, Russia, while in 2005 the Pig Olympics were held in China. The Pig Olympics were in St. Louis in 2009.
Events within the competition include pig-racing (over an obstacle course), pig swimming (introduced at the 2006 Pig Olympics), and 'pigball' or 'swineball' which is much like football or soccer.
The piglets in the games are not eaten, instead, they are bred for the next generation of pig-players.