Bandy

Bandy

Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. Bandy is sometimes considered the predecessor of ice hockey, both sports belonging to a family of sports called hockey. The playing surface, called a bandy field or bandy rink, is a sheet of ice which measures 90–110 metres by 45–65 metres, about the size of a football pitch. The field is considerably larger than the ice rinks commonly used for ice hockey. The sport has a common background with association football, ice hockey, shinty, and field hockey. Bandy's origins are debatable, but its first rules were organized and published in England in 1882. Internationally, bandy's strongest nations in both men's and women's competitions have long been Sweden and Russia; both countries have established professional men's bandy leagues. In Russia, it is estimated that more than one million people play bandy.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Sport

• Highest governing body:  Federation Of International Bandy (Fib)
• Nicknames:  Hockey On The Ice, Winter Football
• First played:  1882, England
• Contact:  Limited, (Shouldering Allowed But Body Checking Illegal)
• Team members:  11 Field Players
• Mixed gender:  No, Separate Competitions
• Type:  Team Sport, Winter Sport
• Equipment:  Bandy Ball, Bandy Stick, Bandy Skates, Protective Equipment
• Venue:  Bandy Field (Official), Sports Complex, Frozen Body Of Water - Lake, River, Pond, Ice Rink, Ice Field
• Olympic:  - Demonstration 1952 - (Recognized As A Sport By The Ioc In 2001)
• Paralympic:  No
• Wikidata description:  Ballgame On Ice Played Using Skates And Sticks
• Wikidata label:  Bandy
• Wikidata aliases:  Bandy, Russian Ice Hockey, Winter Football

• Related Topics:  Bandy Category, Bandy World Championship - The Bandy World Championship Is A Competition For The Men's Teams Of Bandy-Playing Nations. The Tournament Is Administrated By The Federation Of International Bandy. It Is Distinct From The Bandy World Cup, A Club Competition, And From The Women's Bandy World Championship., Women's Bandy World Championship - The Women's Bandy World Championships Is An International Sports Tournament For Women And The Premier International Competition For Women's Bandy Among Bandy-Playing Nations. The Tournament Is Administrated By The Federation Of International Bandy., Rink Bandy - Rink Bandy Is A Variant Of The Larger Sport Of Bandy. Unlike Bandy Which Is Played On A Large Bandy Field, Rink Bandy Is Played On Significantly Smaller Ice Hockey-Sized Ice Rinks. While A Bandy Field Is About The Same Size As A Football Pitch, Rink Bandy Is Played On Ice Hockey Rinks., Bando - Bando Is A Team Sport – Related To Field Hockey, Hurling, Shinty, And Bandy – Which Was First Recorded In Wales In The Eighteenth Century., Rinkball - 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., Pond Hockey - Pond Hockey Is A Form Of Ice Hockey Similar In Its Object And Appearance To Traditional Ice Hockey, But Simplified And Designed To Be Played On Part Of A Natural Frozen Body Of Water., Sports Originating In Russia, Former Winter Olympic Sports, Variations Of Hockey, Sports Originating In England, Team Sports, Ball Games