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09/20 02:46 CDT Teqball gets its kicks with a quick premier at the Asian Games.
Teqball gets its kicks with a quick premier at the Asian Games.
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) --- You had to move quickly to see teqball, one of the new
sports on view at the Asian Games.
Competition wrapped up Sunday in the sport --- the official opening day of the
games. Several other new sports in the Asian Games also got early start days
before the games officially opened on Saturday. This helped accommodate a
crowded schedule.
More than 11,-000 athletes from 45 countries and regions will compete in 43
sports before the games close on Oct. 4.
Teqball combines football skills with a soccer-like ball that bounces on a
curved table resembling a table tennis table. Teqball was created in 2014 in
Hungary.
Teqball resembles, very roughly, the game of sepaktakraw, which is popular in
Southeast Asia. In that game, players kick a ball over a net and show off their
skills as acrobats.
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