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Field HockeyThe stick game of a hundred nations — Olympic since 1908, ruled today by the Netherlands, with the 2026 World Cups under way in the Low Countries. FloorballIndoor stick-and-ball team sport on a boarded 40 × 20 m rink, governed by the International Floorball Federation, which dates its full IOC recognition to 2011. HandballEurope's arena sport — seven-a-side speed and goals under the IHF, with Denmark's men and Norway's women the reigning world champions. KabaddiThe South Asian raiding game of one breath and seven defenders — an Asian Games medal sport since 1990 and, since 2014, the game of India’s Pro Kabaddi League. KorfballA team sport mixed by design — four men and four women a side — governed by the International Korfball Federation, from the Netherlands and Belgium to The World Games. LacrosseThe Creator's Game — the stick-and-ball sport of Indigenous North American nations, scheduled to return to the Olympic programme at LA28 in the six-a-side sixes format. NetballThe seven-a-side court sport governed by World Netball, played for the Netball World Cup since 1963 and on the Commonwealth Games programme since 1998. Ultimate (Flying Disc)Seven-a-side flying-disc team sport, self-officiated under WFDF’s Rules of Ultimate, with teams rating each other’s conduct for a Spirit of the Game prize.