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Tejo () is a precision sport in the
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One team scores a point for each of its tejos that are nearer a small and neutral tejo, which is called tejin, than the nearest tejo of the opposing team, once all the tejos are played.
The playing field covers divided in two equal parts.
The traditional surface of the game is sand and can contain land up to 20%.
International Tejo Association (AIT)
Video: How do you play tejo?
Rules of the game
Sports originating in Argentina
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of the Bocce
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and the petanque. Tejo can be played by men and women of all ages.
History
The sport was born as a beach game on the coast ofArgentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
in the mid-nineteenth century. Over the years, it spread across Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
and neighboring countries. It was elected in 2015 by the Ministry of Sports of the Argentine nation as an indigenous sport for the transplanted Olympics carried out in the city of Mar Del Plata
Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Argentine Sea, Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón Partido, General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires ...
and since 2018 is organized worldwide by the International Association of Tejo (AIT)./ref>
Gameplay
Tejo is played between two opposing teams. They play by throwing a series of small discs called tejos (they have two different colours, one for each team) in a rectangular field. They try to score points, winning with 12 (traditionally 15).
One team scores a point for each of its tejos that are nearer a small and neutral tejo, which is called tejin, than the nearest tejo of the opposing team, once all the tejos are played.
The playing field covers divided in two equal parts.
The traditional surface of the game is sand and can contain land up to 20%.
See also
*Bocce
(, or , ), sometimes anglicized as bocce ball, bocci, or boccie, is a ball sport belonging to the boules family. Developed into its present form in Italy, it is closely related to English bowls and French , with a common ancestry from anc ...
* Tejo (sport)
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History
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References
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International Tejo Association (AIT)
Video: How do you play tejo?
Rules of the game
Sports originating in Argentina