Tejo (game)
Tejo is a modern version of a South American Indian game called Turmequé . It is played mainly in Colombia , but also in Ecuador and Venezuela .
history
The game of skill was played 500 years ago in the departments of Cundinamarca and Boyacá in Colombia . They used a 1.5 pound golden plate, the so-called turmequé . Later stone and eventually metal plates were used. The Indians drank chicha , a drink made from fermented corn. In June 2000, the Tagus was named a national sport by the Colombian Congress .
Rules of the game
In the game you try to throw an iron disc-shaped disc, the Tejo, measuring 9 cm × 4 cm, into a circle 19.50 m away and 15 cm in diameter (called bocín ) and thus the triangular black powder pouches placed on its edge, the mechas , hit and explode. If a mecha is hit, the individual or the team wins, regardless of who is closest to the center. If no mecha explodes, the person or team whose Tagus is closer to the bocín wins.
Socializing
The games are traditionally accompanied by alcoholic beverages such as beer and aguardiente . The breweries are therefore the biggest sponsors . The rules are maintained by the "Instituto Colombiano de la Juventud y el Deporte".
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Colombia ( Memento from June 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Por medio de la cual se declara a la disciplina del tejo como deporte nacional y se dictan otras disposiciones. ( Memento of October 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 37 kB) Congreso de Colombia July 5, 2008
- ↑ A VERY SPECIAL SPORT