Traditions and National Pastimes
Soccer - futbol sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by getting the ball into the opposing goal.
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PatoSport played on horseback. It adds to the ideas of combining polo and basketball.
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Field HockeyField hockey is played with a ball on natural grass, or on sand-based or water based artificial turfs with a small hard ball. The field played on is rectangular and has a goal at each end. A semi-circle from the goal which is known as the shooting circle. Goals can only be scored when the ball is in the shooting circle.
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PoloThis is a team sport played on horseback. The objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a long-handled mallet. The traditional sport of polo is played on a grass field. Each polo team consists of four riders and their mounts.
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TangoThis is a partner dance that originated in the 1890s.
The early tango was known as tango criollo (Creole tango). Today, there are many forms of tango extant. Popularly and among tango dancing circles, the authentic tango is considered to be the one closest to the form originally danced in Argentina and Uruguay. |