We'll define niche sports as those attracting fewer than 400 participants per year.
Let's take a look at which are these lesser known sports and the countries that sent representatives to these less mainstream events...
Each bubble is a country participating in a niche sport, with its size proportional to the number of representatives in the niche sport.
The size of the group of is the total number of participants per sport.
Hover over the bubbles to see the country name and how many athletes from that country took part in the niche event.
The color legend at the bottom tells you the countries corresponding to each continent.
The default year shown is 2012.
Choose one year or a time frame from the bottom or just hit the play button to see hipster history unfold!