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Cestoball is a sport created in
Argentina
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in 1897. During the conference in
Buenos Aires
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and
Santa Rosa
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in 1986, the sport changed the name to Cestoball with the purpose of making the old Argentine sport called 'pelota al cesto' (ball to basket) more dynamic and to bring its rules into closer harmony with
korfball
Korfball ( nl, korfbal) is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight players with four female players and four male players in each team. The objective is to throw a ball into a netless bask ...
and
netball
Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...
.
References
Ball games
Team sports
Games and sports introduced in 1897
Sport in Argentina
Sports originating in Argentina
According to a previous player, this game ( pelota al cesto) was played in at least 1945 in Buenos Aires.
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