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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

INTERNATIONAL SPORTS DAY: APRIL 12

Take a break and try a fun new sport during International Sports Day, hosted by the International Club. Join your friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 12, and learn the most popular games in Sweden, France and around the world!

A Swede will teach the easy game of Kubb, loved by college-age students in Sweden as a way to relax and have fun. Kubb is similar to bowling, but with sticks instead of balls. The idea is to knock down the king pin. Kubb dates back to the Vikings and has recently enjoyed a new popularity with people of all ages in Sweden.

Boule (or petanque) is played in city parks throughout Europe. The French especially love this sport. Boule - and its Italian cousin bocce - are similar to the game of horseshoes, but with metal balls instead of horseshoes. The point is to throw the ball as close to the target as possible without getting knocked out of the way.

And Texas Wesleyan's own table tennis team, 2004-2007 national collegiate champions, will offer free table tennis lessons to help improve your hand at this sport, popular worldwide. At the 2007 national collegiate championships, the Texas Wesleyan Rams swept all seven titles.

Kubb and boule will be held on the quad on Texas Wesleyan's historic campus, and table tennis can be found in the Boys and Girls Club across from the University on Rosedale Street. For more information about International Sports Day, contact Betsy Johnson, coordinator of International Programs, at (817) 531-4965.