Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on Sept. 30, 2025. Click here for that audio. In the early 2000s, thousands of U.S. schools had their students race the clock to stack cups in gym class.

FAIRFIELD, Ohio -- To most people, a plastic cup is just a vessel from which to drink, but for Robert Weatherington, plastic cups mean competition. The 17-year-old from Fairfield is part of the U.S.

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Sport stacking is a global sport that’s especially popular among schoolchildren. (Muhammad Rabbani Jamian @ FMT Lifestyle). At first glance, it might seem like child’s play – stacking plastic cups on ...