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Ringette
Ringette is a winter team sport played on an ice rink using ice hockey skates, straight sticks with drag-tips, and a blue, rubber, pneumatic ring designed for use on ice surfaces. While the sport was originally created exclusively for female competitors, it has expanded to now include participants of all gender identities. Although ringette looks ice hockey-like and is played on ice hockey rinks, the sport has its own lines and markings, and its offensive and defensive play bear a closer resemblance to lacrosse or basketball. The sport was created in Canada in 1963 by Sam Jacks from West Ferris, Ontario, and Red McCarthy from Espanola, Ontario. Since then, it has gained popularity to the point where, in 2018, more than 50,000 individuals, including coaches, officials, volunteers, and over 30,000 players, registered to take part in the sport in Canada alone. The sport has continued to grow and has spread to other countries including the United Arab Emirates. Two different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Ringette Championships
The World Ringette Championships (WRC) is the premier international competition in ringette and is governed by the International Ringette Federation (IRF). Unlike most international competitions, all of the WRC's elite athletes are female rather than male, one of the sport's distinctive features. Competing nations include: Canada, Finland, United States, Sweden, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, with Canada national ringette team, Team Canada and Finland national ringette team, Team Finland having emerged as the sport's #Canada vs Finland world title rivalry, top two competing nations. The 2023 World Ringette Championships were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and was the sport's 60th anniversary. Competition consists of teams competing in one of four pools: the #Competition format, Senior Pool (Sam Jacks Series), the Under–21, #Competition format, U21 Pool (formerly called the Junior Pool) the #Competition format, President's Pool, and the new #Competition format, U18 Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
