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Equipment from many disciplines: recognise sports gear like the football, basketball, tennis racket, boxing gloves, skis, golf club, hockey stick, baseball bat, bowling ball, shuttlecock, table-tennis bat and dumbbell. Good to know: The football is a round ball with the classic black-and-white pattern. The sport is the most popular worldwide. The basketball is an orange, pebbled ball with black lines. It is thrown and bounced, not kicked. The tennis racket has a frame strung with strings. The frames used to be made of wood. Boxing gloves are thickly padded gloves that protect the hands when boxing. They protect both the fists and the opponent. Skis are long, narrow boards for gliding over snow. You steer them by shifting your weight. The golf club has a long shaft and a small striking head. There are different clubs for each distance. The hockey stick has an angled blade to guide the puck. A puck replaces the ball here. The baseball bat is a smooth, tapering club of wood or metal. A good hit can send the ball over 100 m.

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Which piece of sports gear is this?

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Football

The football is a round ball with the classic black-and-white pattern.

💡 Did you know? The sport is the most popular worldwide.

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Basketball

The basketball is an orange, pebbled ball with black lines.

💡 Did you know? It is thrown and bounced, not kicked.

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Tennis racket

The tennis racket has a frame strung with strings.

💡 Did you know? The frames used to be made of wood.

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Boxing gloves

Boxing gloves are thickly padded gloves that protect the hands when boxing.

💡 Did you know? They protect both the fists and the opponent.

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Skis

Skis are long, narrow boards for gliding over snow.

💡 Did you know? You steer them by shifting your weight.

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Golf club

The golf club has a long shaft and a small striking head.

💡 Did you know? There are different clubs for each distance.

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Hockey stick

The hockey stick has an angled blade to guide the puck.

💡 Did you know? A puck replaces the ball here.

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Baseball bat

The baseball bat is a smooth, tapering club of wood or metal.

💡 Did you know? A good hit can send the ball over 100 m.

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Bowling ball

The bowling ball is a heavy sphere with three finger holes.

💡 Did you know? The aim is to knock down all ten pins.

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Shuttlecock

The shuttlecock has a cork head and a ring of feathers.

💡 Did you know? It is used in badminton.

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Table-tennis bat

The table-tennis bat is a small paddle with a rubber coating.

💡 Did you know? The rubbers strongly affect the spin.

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Dumbbell

The dumbbell is a weight with a handle for strength training.

💡 Did you know? They come as dumbbells and barbells.

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