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Tejo (Colombia)

Tejo is Colombia's national precision throwing sport using a metal tejo, clay bed, bocina and mechas/target charges. The Colombian Tejo Federation documents the national federation, recognition and official rulebook; Mindeporte/COC confirm the organised sport context.

LevelDiscipline FamilyPrecision Sports Family CategoryPrecision sport

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Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Precision Sports Family

Level Discipline

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung This sport has its own rules, equipment, or flow and does not fit neatly into a large standard sport family.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want to try a specialised or unusual activity.

Cost 20-200 EUR depending on equipment and venue. 0-80 EUR per month depending on class, club, or venue. 5-50 EUR per month if a club structure exists. For rare sports, cost and availability vary strongly.

First progress Depending on sport, from immediate to several months.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

sport-specific equipment
suitable venue
instruction or experienced group
safety material depending on activity

First steps

read description and rules
look for a club/class/group
start with rental equipment
progress gradually

Start through local groups, classes, clubs, or safe recreational providers.

With unclear sources, be especially careful and do not imitate risky actions without instruction.

Weitere Angaben

Tags throwing, colombia, traditional, target, tejo, tejo-colombia, precision-sport, colombian-tejo

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Throw the tejo from distance as accurately as possible toward the bocina/clay bed and score mechas, bocina and monona under official scoring.

Teilnehmer

Individuals or teams in league, club, recreational or championship formats.

Teamgröße

Individuals or teams in league, club, recreational or championship formats.

Spielfeld

Tejo court with throwing area, clay bed, bocina, mechas, safety spacing, local operator/federation supervision and clear rules for target charges.

Dauer

Duration depends on set, timed, tournament or local rules.

Wertung

Official Tejo/Minitejo scoring with mecha, bocina, embocinada/monona and set/match logic.

Gewinnbedingung

Score more points or win the announced match under official point/set scoring.

Ausrüstung

Metal tejo, bocina, clay bed, mechas, throwing area, safety/operator rules and scoreboard.

Wichtige Regelpunkte

ball or implement out
net/zone fault
wrong contact sequence
unsafe or local-rule violation

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Federación Colombiana de Tejo (FCT)

Tejo overview Topend Sports · reference · medium
Federacion Colombiana de Tejo Federacion Colombiana de Tejo · federation · high
Tejo Wikipedia EN · reference · medium
Reglamento de Tejo Ministerio del Deporte Colombia · rulebook · high
Tejo federation Comite Olimpico Colombiano · official · high