"Nonsense makes sense," said Colin Carroll as he sent out bid documents to the mayors of Boston, London, Beijing, Paris, New York and every city in Ireland, trying to tempt them to host the surreal sporting extravaganza.
"I take being silly very seriously", said the lawyer who has already won a gold medal at the world elephant polo championships in Nepal and became Ireland's first wrestler at the world sumo championships in Japan.
Carroll promised "the world's funniest sports spectacle" with gold medals on offer for three-legged hurdles, egg-and-spoon races, the high dive belly flop and a backwards triple jump contest.
One of the most intriguing events could be the interspecies relay with two animals and two humans."You could pass the baton to the animal of your choosing - you could pick a dog, an elephant whatever," Carroll said.
Eager to promote the Paddy Games movement around the world, he prepared a detailed seven-page bid document which he hoped would entice a city somewhere to fulfil his eccentric dream. "I already have confirmed interest from one city in Ireland," he said. "I have sent the bid document to every city in the world that has a large Irish community or just believes in being silly."
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