Rink bandy
Rink bandy being played in Dnipro, Ukraine | |
| Highest governing body | Federation of International Bandy |
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| First played | 1960's in Sweden |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Team members | 5-6 players per side |
| Type | |
| Equipment |
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| Venue | Ice rink |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Sweden, Russia, Finland, USA |
| Olympic | No |
| Paralympic | No |
Rink bandy is a variant of the larger sport of bandy. Unlike bandy which is played on a large bandy field, rink bandy is played on significantly smaller ice hockey-sized ice rinks.
While a bandy field is about the same size as a football pitch, rink bandy is played on ice hockey rinks.