Rink hockey

Rink hockey is a rollersport variant of Roller hockey one of the three most popular hockey variants, along with Field hockey and Ice Hockey. It is highly popular in Latin countries, with Portugal (15 World titles), Spain (12 World titles), Italy (4 World titles) and Argentina (4 World titles), dominating the sport since the early 40's. Other countries, such as France, Brazil, Germany and Japan are regular international competitors, but rarely win over the traditional top competitors. Rink hockey is referred to as Hardball Hockey in the United States. Rink Hockey should not be confused with another variant of roller hockey, which is played with inline skates, called Inline Roller Hockey. Inline Hockey uses a different skate, stick, and rules. Both Rink-Hockey and Inline Hockey are rollersport members of Roller hockey. Roller Hockey is governed by the following international rollersport links CIRH and FIRS, or select the National Federation(s) that apply to you National Federations..

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Hockey - Field hockey - Ice Hockey - Portugal - Spain - Italy - Argentina - France - Brazil - Germany - Japan - Roller hockey - Inline skates

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Rink hockey is a very fast sport, which created a problem for TV transmissions, and new rinks are built using blue or white pavement to make the ball more visible on TV. It was a demonstration sport in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The most important clubs in Europe (and, arguably, the world) are SL Benfica, FC Porto and Óquei de Barcelos from Portugal, FC Barcelona, Reus Deportiu Hockey and Liceo de Coruña from Spain and occasionally Primavera Prato and Bassano Hockey 54 from Italy.

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1992 Summer Olympics - Barcelona - SL Benfica - FC Porto - Óquei de Barcelos - Portugal - FC Barcelona - Reus Deportiu Hockey - Liceo de Coruña - Spain - Primavera Prato - Bassano Hockey 54 - Italy

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