Rinkball

Team sport played on ice, using sticks, ice skates, and a ball RinkballBall used in the sport of rinkball.The ball color is blueHighest governing bodyInternational Rinkball Federation[1]First played1960s; 65 years ago (1960s) SwedenCharacteristicsContact– Limited– body checking illegalType Team sport Winter sport Equipment Bandy skates(most often) Ice hockey skates (less often) Blue bandy ball Rinkball sticks Protective gear VenueIce rinkPresenceCountry or regionFinlandOlympicNoParalympicNoWorld GamesNo Rinkball is a winter team sport played on ice with ice skates and is most popular in Finland, where it is known as kaukalopallo. This ball sport originated in Sweden in the 1960s and from there landed in Finland in the 1970s. The objective of a game is to score more goals than the opposing team. A bandy ball is used, but the ball is slightly smaller and blue instead of the orange or cerise used in bandy. Rinkball sticks are a sport specific design. Rinkball combines elements of bandy, rink bandy, and ice hockey, but is now a separately organized sport after developing its own organizing bodies, codifying its own rules, and having designed its own sport-specific equipment. Histor