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1. LagoriLagori

2. Lagori is a team Lagori is a team sportsport originally from originally from
KarnatakaKarnataka state of south India but is quite state of south India but is quite
popular in cities like Mumbai, Pune etc in popular in cities like Mumbai, Pune etc in
Maharashtra state as well. Maharashtra state as well.

3. Two teams share a ground (no limit for Two teams share a ground (no limit for
members but minimum 3 in each team but members but minimum 3 in each team but
there should be equal members in each there should be equal members in each
team). team).

4. One team we can call as “Hitting Team” One team we can call as “Hitting Team”
and the other team we can call as and the other team we can call as
“Catching Team”. One of the Hitting “Catching Team”. One of the Hitting
team's member throws a ball at a pile of team's member throws a ball at a pile of
flat stones or wood pieces called as flat stones or wood pieces called as
“Lagori” (usually 7 of them piled one on “Lagori” (usually 7 of them piled one on
top of the other) from a distance of 8 to top of the other) from a distance of 8 to
10 feet and tries to disassemble them. 10 feet and tries to disassemble them.

5. Each Hitting team member gets 3 Each Hitting team member gets 3
chances to hit the Lagori and if he chances to hit the Lagori and if he
cannot do it in 3 tries, then he or she is cannot do it in 3 tries, then he or she is
out. In any of the three tries, if the hitter's out. In any of the three tries, if the hitter's
ball does not disassemble the pile and is ball does not disassemble the pile and is
caught after first bounce by opposite caught after first bounce by opposite
team then the hitter is out.team then the hitter is out.

7. If the hitter's ball bounces off the pile If the hitter's ball bounces off the pile
and opposite team catches it then his and opposite team catches it then his
whole team is out.whole team is out.

8. If the ball hits the “Lagori” and all the If the ball hits the “Lagori” and all the
pieces get scattered, the Hitting teams pieces get scattered, the Hitting teams
members try to collect the pieces and members try to collect the pieces and
reassemble them one on top of the other. reassemble them one on top of the other.
If they are successful in assembling the If they are successful in assembling the
pile, the hitter team members shout pile, the hitter team members shout
loudly “Lagori” and they get one point loudly “Lagori” and they get one point
and again a chance to be the “Hitting and again a chance to be the “Hitting
team”.team”.
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9. While the Hitting Team is trying to collect While the Hitting Team is trying to collect
all the scattered Lagori pieces, the all the scattered Lagori pieces, the
Catching team members catch the ball Catching team members catch the ball
and try to hit any of the hitting team and try to hit any of the hitting team
members with the ball. If they manage to members with the ball. If they manage to
hit any one member with the ball, the hit any one member with the ball, the
whole of the Hitting team is “Out” and whole of the Hitting team is “Out” and
lose their chance. lose their chance.

10. Now the “Catching team” becomes the Now the “Catching team” becomes the
“Hitting team” and the earlier Hitting team “Hitting team” and the earlier Hitting team
becomes the Catching team and the game becomes the Catching team and the game
continues.continues.

11. We can improve our skills of : We can improve our skills of :
 Throwing ballThrowing ball
 Escaping the hit from ballEscaping the hit from ball
 Arranging stonesArranging stones
 Distracting opposite team from the stones.Distracting opposite team from the stones.