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4B Guess the sport

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SQUASH BOXING
Individual sport; two players. Individual sport. A fight between
Equipment: small rubber ball two people.
and racket. Equipment: big leather gloves.
Place: indoor court. Place: square ring.
Objective: to hit the ball so that Objective: to knock out or fight
the opponent misses it. better than the opponent.
Very fast game. Requires a lot of A fight is divided into 15 three-
stamina. You don’t minute rounds.
usually play for a long time.
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SKIING VOLLEYBALL
Individual sport. Team sport. 6 players in each
Equipment: boots, skis and poles. team.
Place: outside. Snowy countryside, Equipment: a large leather ball
hills or mountains. and a high net.
Objective: to move down hills or Place: indoor or outdoor court.
across the countryside in the snow. Objective: to hit the ball back and
In competition, skiers usually race forth over the net with your hands.
against the clock. The first team to reach 15 points
It’s a winter sport. wins.
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TABLE TENNIS SWIMMING

Individual or doubles sport. Individual sport or relay teams of 4.
Equipment: bat and small ball. Equipment: (optional) swimming
Place: table with a low net, cap and goggles.
usually indoors. Place: indoor or open air swimming-
Objective: to hit the ball back pools, rivers, lakes and the sea.
and forth over the net. Objective: to move yourself through
Also called ping-pong. The first water as quickly as possible.
player to reach 21 wins. Strokes: crawl, breaststroke,
backstroke and butterfly.
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(FIELD) HOCKEY ICE-SKATING

Team sport. 11 players in each Individual or couples, especially
team. in figure skating.
Equipment: a stick and a ball. Equipment: ice-skates.
Place: outdoor grass pitch. Place: ice rink.
Objective: to score goals. Objective: to move across ice on
Similar sports are played on ice special boots with thin metal
or on roller-skates. blades.
Speed and figure skating are the
two main varieties.
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WATER POLO RUGBY

Team sport. Two teams Team sport. 15 players in each
of seven. team.
Equipment: ball, goalpost. Equipment: oval ball.
Place: swimming-pool. Place: outdoor grass pitch.
Objective: to score goals. Objective: to kick the ball between
You need to be a fast the two upright posts and over the
swimmer. It is played in crossbar or touch the ball down
15-minute halves. over the line. Matches are divided
into two 40-minute halves.
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