Woodball
Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou meeting members of the medal-winning teams at the 3rd World University Woodball Championship in 2010 | |
| First played | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Lawn game |
| Equipment | Wooden mallet, wooden ball |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | 45 countries and territories |
| Olympic | No |
| World Championships | No |
Woodball (Chinese: 木球) is a sport where a mallet is used to pass a ball through gates. This game can be played on grass, sand or indoors. The sport is in the program of Asian Beach Games and was incorporated in 2008.