Players must score by throwing the "pato"—a leather ball with six handles—through a vertical hoop at the end of the field.

If your idea of a "game by sets" involves thunderous hooves and daring athleticism, you’re talking about . Declared Argentina's national sport in 1953, it’s a thrilling mix of polo and basketball.

A unique rule requires the player with the ball to extend their right arm, "offering" the pato to the opponent to keep the game competitive.

Watch the intensity of Argentina's national sport in action:

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