Kin-Ball

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Kin-Ball

The black team is about to strike the ball.
Highest governing body	International Kin-Ball Federation
First played	1986; 39 years ago (1986) in Québec
Characteristics
Mixed-sex	No, separate
Type	Gym/court sport
Equipment	- Black, grey, or blue Kin-Ball – ball diameter: 1.2m (48 inches) – ball weighs 1 kg – court size is 20×20 meters (66×66 feet) (court lines are included in measurement)
Venue	Gymnasium or court
Presence
Country or region	Worldwide
Olympic	No

Kin-Ball is a team sport created in Quebec, Canada, in 1986 by Mario Demers, a physical education professor.

The main distinctive characteristics are the large size of the ball (1.2m (48 inches) in diameter)^[i][1] and that the matches are played by three teams at the same time. The International Kin-Ball Federation counts 3.8 million participants, primarily from Canada, the U.S., Japan, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong. The newest country is the UK with Kin-Ball UK having formed in 2018.

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