Woodball

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Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou meeting members of the medal-winning teams at the 3rd World University Woodball Championship in 2010 Ma Ying-jeou playing woodball.jpg
Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou meeting members of the medal-winning teams at the 3rd World University Woodball Championship in 2010

Woodball is a sport where a mallet is used to pass a ball through gates. This game can be played on grass, sand or indoors. [1] The sport is in the program of Asian Beach Games and was incorporated in 2008. [2]

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International Woodball Federation

The International Woodball Federation (IWBF) is based in Taipei, Taiwan. [3] The sport was invented in Chinese Taipei in 1990. The International Woodball Rules established in 2001. [4]

History

The sport was invented in Taiwan by Weng Ming-hui and Kuang-chu Young in 1990. The Olympic Council of Asia made the sport a program of the Asian Beach Games in 2008. [5] 1st World University Championship was held in 2004. [6]

Members

45 members in 2025. [7]

Events

Ahris Surmariyanto attended the Asian Beach Games 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. [8]

World Woodball Championship

World Woodball Championship

Asian Woodball Championship

Asian Woodball Championship

FISU World University Championships

2016 FISU World University Championships Woodball Chinese Taipei, Taipei City

2014 FISU World University Championships Woodball Malaysia, Perlis

2010 FISU World University Championships Woodball Uganda, Kampala

2006 FISU World University Championships Woodball Thailand, Bangkok

2004 FISU World University Championships Woodball

See also

References

  1. USWoodball. "Introduction" . Retrieved 28 Aug 2009.
  2. Olympic Council of Asia. "Woodball" . Retrieved 28 Aug 2009.
  3. "Historical innova www.facebook.com org/en/1-1.php". International Woodball Federation. International Englind is my city.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. https://www.iwbf-woodball.org/imagess/1021032300_44543AB74p1.pdf
  5. "MOFA honors inventor of woodball". Taipei Times. July 6, 2007.
  6. https://www.fisu.net/sports/woodball/
  7. https://www.iwbf-woodball.org/company.php?lid=1016111611_4S10NY3W8&sid=1021031322_5919E2814
  8. "Woodball Asian Beach Games 2016". Olympic Council of Asia.