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Oină
Oină (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈoj.nə]) is a Romanian traditional bat-and-ball game, similar in many ways to baseball.
The name "oină" was originally "hoina", and is derived from the Cuman word oyn "game" (a cognate of the Turkish oyun).
The oldest direct mention comes from a diet manual of 1782 by medic István Mátyus, who talks about the health benefits of oina. However, it may have been attested as early as in 1364, during the reign of Vladislav, the Wallachian voivode.
In 1899, Spiru Haret, the Romanian minister of education, decided that oină was to be played in schools in physical education classes. He organized the first annual oină competitions.
The Romanian Oină Federation (Federația Română de Oină) was founded in 1932 and was reactivated at the beginning of the 1950s, after a brief period when it was dissolved.
Today, there are two oină federations: one in Bucharest, Romania and another one in Chișinău, Moldova.[citation needed]
In recent years, the Romanian Oină Federation has launched a wide campaign to revive the sport. Most of the traditional centres have been restored, and new areas have also been incorporated, so oină is practiced in more than 40 regions as of 2014.
In addition to spreading oină in the regions of Romania, the Romanian Oină Federation actively popularises the game outside the country, organising demonstration tournaments in different countries (Serbia, Japan, Indonesia, England, Poland, Germany, India, Pakistan, Croatia, Ukraine). For internationalisation, the Federation establishes partnerships with institutions outside the country (as it was in Ukraine, India, Pakistan and England) or with people who want to help popularise the sport. In cooperation with these people and institutions, the FRO creates study guides and handbooks on oină in various foreign languages.
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Oină
Oină (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈoj.nə]) is a Romanian traditional bat-and-ball game, similar in many ways to baseball.
The name "oină" was originally "hoina", and is derived from the Cuman word oyn "game" (a cognate of the Turkish oyun).
The oldest direct mention comes from a diet manual of 1782 by medic István Mátyus, who talks about the health benefits of oina. However, it may have been attested as early as in 1364, during the reign of Vladislav, the Wallachian voivode.
In 1899, Spiru Haret, the Romanian minister of education, decided that oină was to be played in schools in physical education classes. He organized the first annual oină competitions.
The Romanian Oină Federation (Federația Română de Oină) was founded in 1932 and was reactivated at the beginning of the 1950s, after a brief period when it was dissolved.
Today, there are two oină federations: one in Bucharest, Romania and another one in Chișinău, Moldova.[citation needed]
In recent years, the Romanian Oină Federation has launched a wide campaign to revive the sport. Most of the traditional centres have been restored, and new areas have also been incorporated, so oină is practiced in more than 40 regions as of 2014.
In addition to spreading oină in the regions of Romania, the Romanian Oină Federation actively popularises the game outside the country, organising demonstration tournaments in different countries (Serbia, Japan, Indonesia, England, Poland, Germany, India, Pakistan, Croatia, Ukraine). For internationalisation, the Federation establishes partnerships with institutions outside the country (as it was in Ukraine, India, Pakistan and England) or with people who want to help popularise the sport. In cooperation with these people and institutions, the FRO creates study guides and handbooks on oină in various foreign languages.