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1330:Longue paume
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1102:Floor hockey
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1749:pioneerball
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1310:Gain-ground
1305:Flickerball
1265:Segway polo
1205:Cowboy polo
1068:Ball hockey
1025:intercrosse
836:Rugby union
669:Samoa rules
545:Nine-a-side
540:Metro footy
304:Team sports
1932:Categories
1912:Tug of war
1870:wheelchair
1827:inner tube
1817:Water polo
1766:Tag sports
1724:Volleyball
1689:Footvolley
1557:Schlagball
1446:Yukigassen
1441:Whirlyball
1419:Tchoukball
1414:Tamburello
1394:Prisonball
1362:wheelchair
1295:Cycle ball
1260:Polocrosse
1245:Arena polo
1210:Cycle polo
1127:ice sledge
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1495:One Day
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1250:Chovgan
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1037:Ritinis
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804:masters
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392:Dueball
1887:Jereed
1734:indoor
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1193:sports
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1095:indoor
1061:sports
1059:Hockey
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1005:Knotty
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645:Hybrid
613:sprint
513:street
478:futsal
412:indoor
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1822:canoe
1729:beach
1699:Jokgu
1672:Rugby
1662:Fives
1527:Lapta
1462:games
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1357:field
1352:Czech
1347:beach
1122:power
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1020:field
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