An Israeli inventor and a high-tech entrepreneur are trying to raise €40,000 to fulfill their three-year dream of introducing “the ultimate outdoor racket game” to the market. In truth, it’s a quieter ...

In return, I would work in the orchards or the factories, one of which manufactured Matkot sets — two wooden racquets with a small rubber ball wrapped in a plastic net bag.

KIBBUTZ EL ROM, ISRAEL >> Where can you find a sport in which nobody is a winner?This national pastime – of another country – has no court nor field and is played in an area that’s not ...

Named after its racket, the Matka, Matkot is a non competitive game in which two players hit a ball back and forth as many times as possible without dropping it.

Super Quiz: Racket sports. May 26, 2020 at 1:43 a.m. Zero points is called "love" and one point is called "15." ... People of this country often refer to Matkot as their national beach sport.

MATKOT TEL AVIV - BERLIN By:Micha Keynan “Man is the mold of his homeland” so wrote the well known Israeli poet Saul Tchernichovsky. This is the narrative ...

But not everyone is pro-matkot. Like the fermented yeast spread, matkot evokes a polarized “love/hate” reaction. The game can be dangerous to other beachgoers. Errant balls often hit innocent ...

But in Israel, matkot - an extreme game of bat and ball - dominates the coastline. The goal is for two players to hit a small rubber ball with a racket as many times as possible, without dropping ...

Super Quiz: Racket sports. May 26, ... People of this country often refer to Matkot as their national beach sport. This Basque or Spanish game is played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket.