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Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a bandy ball into the opposing team's goal.
Hockey is a sport in which two teams play against each other by trying to manoeuvre a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick. There are many types of hockey such as bandy, field hockey, ice hockey and rink hockey.
The Bandy World Championship is a competition between bandy-playing nations' men's teams. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the Women's Bandy World Championship.
The Finnish national bandy team has taken part in all the Bandy World Championships for men since the competition was launched for the first time in 1957. Finland won the championship title in 2004. They have always finished in the top four, and have won 28 medals in 36 championships.
The Federation of International Bandy is the international governing body for the sport of bandy, including the variant called rink bandy.
Wales Rugby League is the national governing body for rugby league football in Wales.
Sport in England plays a prominent role in English society. Popular teams sports in England include football, field hockey, cricket, rugby union, rugby league, and netball. Major individual sports include badminton, athletics, tennis, boxing, golf, cycling, motorsport and horseracing. Cricket is regarded as the national summer sport. Association football is the most popular sport, followed by Cricket, Tennis and Rugby. A number of modern sports were codified in England during the nineteenth century, among them cricket, rugby union, rugby league, football, field hockey, squash, tennis, and badminton. The game of baseball was first described in 18th century England.
The Swedish Bandy Association is the governing body of bandy in Sweden. It organizes the bandy leagues, Elitserien and Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women, and the men's and women's national teams. It was established in Stockholm on 5 April 1925, and is based in Stockholm, after moving from Katrineholm. It is a founding member of FIB, Federation of International Bandy.
Somalia national bandy team represents Somalia in the Bandy World Championship. It is controlled by the Somali National Bandy Association, which is a member of the Federation of International Bandy. The squad participated in the 2014 Bandy World Championship in Irkutsk, Russia, the first team from Africa to take part in bandy competitions. They participated in all following tournaments as well, consistently taking the last position.
The Great Britain national bandy team represents the United Kingdom in international bandy for men since 2019. There used to be a team England in international bandy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but when Britain eventually came back to the sport, it was decided to do it under the name Great Britain.
Finland's Bandy Association is the governing body for the sport of bandy in Finland. Bandy was one of the sports for which the Ball Association of Finland, founded in 1907, was created. The present Finnish Bandy Association was founded on 18 March 1972, to take over bandy from the Ball Association of Finland, which from then on concentrated on association football only.
Estonian Bandy Association is the governing body for the sport of bandy in Estonia. It has its office in Kurtna, Harju County and became a member of the Federation of International Bandy (FIB) in 2002.
Norway's Bandy Association is the governing body for the sports of bandy, floorball and field hockey in Norway.
German Bandy Association is the governing body for the sport of bandy in Germany.
The Great Britain Bandy Association (GBBA) is the governing body of the sport of bandy in the United Kingdom. It is based in The Fens part of Cambridgeshire, East Anglia. Formerly, the federation was named Bandy Federation of England, but after some years with less activity, the federation was restarted and given the name England Bandy Federation in January 2017 and in September 2017 the present name was adopted, as the federation decided to widen its scope to all of the UK. The Great Britain national bandy team made its debut at the 2019 Bandy World Championship.
Ukrainian Bandy and Rink bandy Federation is the governing body for the sports of bandy and rink bandy in Ukraine. It was founded in 2007 and is based in Dnipro. The federation became a member of the Federation of International Bandy in 2008. The Ukraine national bandy team participated for the first time in the 2013 Bandy World Championship.
Somali National Bandy Association is the governing body for the sports of bandy and rink bandy for Somalia. The organization was founded in 2013 and is formally a part of the Somali Olympic Committee. The same year, the Somalia national bandy team became the first squad from Africa to join the Federation of International Bandy. The team consists of Somalian nationals, mostly living in Sweden. It played in the 2014 Bandy World Championship.
Canada Bandy is the governing body for bandy in Canada. Its headquarters is in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Canadian programme for bandy was started in 1986, inspired by the US experiences with the sport. At first, it was only concentrated to the area around Winnipeg. Canada Bandy became a member of Federation of International Bandy in 1986.
Bandy in the United States is played mostly in Minnesota. Bandy is a team sport played on ice.
References
- ↑ "Bandyhistoria 1875-1919". Swedish Bandy Association . Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "About ABA/History". American Bandy Association . Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ Helen Burchell (February 21, 2006). "A handy Bandy guide..." BBC. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
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