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netball

Ball sport

Instance of: type of sport
Subclass of: team sport
, ball game

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Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a few sports created exclusively for women and girls; it remains primarily played by them, on indoor and outdoor courts, especially in schools and most popularly in the Commonwealth of Nations. According to World Netball, the sport is played by more than 20 million people in more than 80 countries. World Netball comprises more than 70 national teams organised into five global regions. Major domestic leagues in the sport include the Netball Superleague in Great Britain, Super Netball in Australia and the ANZ Premiership in New Zealand.

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Country of origin: United Kingdom
Different from: basketball
Practiced by: netballer
Discovered by: Martina Bergman-Österberg
OpenStreetMap tag: sport=netball

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