Last updated: Mar 12, 2007

Bossaball, from Belgium to the world

A brand new sport born in Belgium early in the 21st century, bossaball is like a combination of beach volleyball and competitive trampolining, with a live South American soundtrack thrown in.


Sepak is ...
kick and takraw

Sepak is a Malay word for kick and takraw is a Thai word for a woven ball, so sepak takraw literally means kick ball.

Ultimate Frisbee was born in the N.J.

Ultimate Frisbee was invented in 1968 by students at Columbia High School in New Jersey, USA.

Did you know:
  • A bossaball court can be assembled and inflated in around 45 minutes
  • Music plays an important part in bossaball
  • CheeseRolling is held on the last Monday in May
  • Curling was originally an outdoor sport
  • Curling is often called "chess on ice"
  • Sepak, after a bicycle kick a footballer usually lands on their back

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