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Woodball is a sport where a mallet is used to pass a ball through gates. This game can be played in grass, sand or indoor. The sport is in the program of
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and was incorporated in 2008. The International Woodball Federation is based in
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History

The sport was invented in
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by Weng Ming-hui and Kuang-chu Young in 1990. The
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made the sport a program of the Asian Beach Games in 2008.


Championships

Ahris Sumariyanto attended the
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Danang 2016 with his Indonesian team-mates. He finished first and was awarded the gold medal. He only finished one hit ahead of Thailand's Jetsada Cheenkurd who finished with the sIlver medal in second. Kim Pyo Hwan from Korea was awarded the bronze medal and finished in third.


See also

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Croquet Croquet ( or ; french: croquet) is a sport that involves hitting wooden or plastic balls with a mallet through hoops (often called "wickets" in the United States) embedded in a grass playing court. Its international governing body is the W ...
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Sports in Taiwan In Taiwan (Republic of China), some of the most prominent sports include badminton, baseball, basketball, football, softball, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball. Martial arts such as t'ai chi ch'uan and taekwondo are also practiced by many peop ...
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List of Taiwanese inventions and discoveries This is a list of inventions by people who were born in Taiwan (officially known as Republic of China) or citizens of Republic of China. Food, food techniques and cuisine ;Bubble tea :is a drink that contains flavored tea and tapioca pearls. ...


References

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External links


Official site of International Woodball FederationBook or rules
Taiwanese inventions Ball games Sport in Taiwan Games and sports introduced in 1990 Precision sports