Bandy

Bandy is a winter sport, where a ball is hit with a stick. It is an ancestor of ice hockey. It likely descended from shinty and in turn field hockey. Bandy is played outdoors on a sheet of ice, and has rules that are similar to soccer. It is now played in a few nations, including Sweden, Russia, Finland, Norway, Belarus, The Netherlands, Estonia, Hungary, Canada, United States and Kazakhstan.

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Winter - Sport - Ice hockey - Shinty - Field hockey - Soccer - Sweden - Russia - Finland - Norway - Belarus - Netherlands - Estonia - Hungary - Canada - United States - Kazakhstan

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Bandy was the demonstration sport at the VI Olympic Winter Games in 1952 (Oslo, Norway). World Championships for men are held every year. There were 11 countries participating in 2004 championships: Finland, Russia, Sweden, Kazakhstan, Norway, Canada, United States, Netherlands, Hungary, Estonia and Belarus. Finland won the 2004 world championship. All the previous championships were won by the Soviet Union, Russia or Sweden.

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Demonstration sport - VI Olympic Winter Games - 1952 - 2004 - Soviet Union

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In February 2004, Finland hosted the first World Championship for women. Sweden won the tournament.

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The size of a bandy field is in the range 4,050 - 7,150 square metres (45-65 by 90-100 metres). The size of the ball is 60-65 mm and is red to orange in colour.

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4,050 - 7,150 - Square metre - 45-65 by 90-100 - Metre - 60-65 mm

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FIB, the Federation for International Bandy, has 15 members (2004).

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