One of the beauties of the Olympics and its endless media coverage is there is always something on some network. This includes 3 am on Bravo, something I was familiar with in 2004. These late hours include sports that most of America has no knowledge of, mostly because no Americans excel in them. Here’s what to expect to be on if it’s late at night and you have Olympic fever (or can’t sleep, or are drunk, etc.).

Modern Pentathlon Because competing in one sport just isn’t enough. How about five different ones! Modern Pentathlon consists of fencing, shooting, swimming, show jumping, and a cross country run. It was created by the modern Olympics founder, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, as homage to the ancient Games pentathlon, although the sports are completely different. This is probably the only reason this is still on the Olympic schedule, because seriously, what the hell?

Badminton/Table Tennis These are of course two separate sports with two separate roles in America. Badminton is a game that makes tennis seem blue collar, while nobody plays “table tennis” unless beer is involved. At the Olympic level though, the two are very similar. Both are dominated by Asian countries, both are played at an almost hypnotic speed, and both will be commented by hockey analyst Bill Clement. Seriously.

Weightlifting In theory, you’d think weightlifting would at least get an afternoon slot, since it’s always fun to watch steroids freaks contort every muscle in their body. However, look at the entry lists. It’s a lot of Chinese, North Koreans, and people from former Soviet Republics. Thus, it’s the most un-American of all the sports!

Team Handball Honestly, if every four years curling becomes a “hip” sport, why can’t team handball? Here’s some video evidence of why every Olympics I make sure to catch some of this. All it seems to be is chucking a ball at people and occasionally hitting someone. Fun times.

 Water Polo Similar to team handball, only in the pool. One interesting note is that Serbia and Montengro are both in the field, as two separate teams. Unfortunately, they are in separate opening round groups, thus decreasing our chances of getting a repeat of this.

Sailing Let's be honest, if you are ever watching Olympic sailing, you are either filthy rich, originally from New Zealand, have absoultely no life, or are sitting there dumbfounded as to why this is in the Olympics.

Rowing I remember being unable to sleep during the 2004 Olympics, and usually in the late night hours, rowing was on. It proved to be a valuable sleeping aid. It will all look the same, as the rowers just stroke, stroke, stroke for seemingly forever. You'll never figure out why some events have a coxswain and others don't. The word coxswain will never stop being funny, and you'll never figure what sculls mean, or why some boats have one and others have two. Then you'll fall asleep. Good times.

What is your favorite obscure Olympic sport that you'll watch even in the middle of the night?