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Sepak Takraw
Sepak Takraw is an exciting fast paced sport that looks like a combination of volleyball, soccer and gymnastics. The sport in popular in Asia, though it is gradually spreading throughout the world.
Each team has three players on the court at one time, played on a court with net height and size similar to those used in badminton. The rules are very similar to volleyball, except that using the hands is not permitted, and each player can touch the ball only once before it is hit over the net. The ball can be returned over the net using any part of the body except for the arm from the shoulder to the point of the finger.
Not being able to use the arms means that there are spectacular jumps and flips to attempt to kick the ball over the net. See videos of the sport of Speak Takraw in action. There are also some images of the acrobatic maneuvers of Speak Takraw players: image 1, image 2
Related Pages
- about more unusual sports
- videos of the sport of Speak Takraw, plus other videos of unusual sports
- there are some images of Speak Takraw players on the sportzfun volleyball page
