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![]() Target post of a tejo field | |
Nicknames | Tejo, turmequé |
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First played | Pre-Columbian |
Characteristics | |
Contact | No |
Team members | individual, up to 6 |
Mixed gender | Yes |
Venue | Tejo field |
Presence | |
Country or region | Colombia |
Olympic | No |
Paralympic | No |
Tejo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈte.xo]), also known, to a lesser degree, as turmequé (pronounced [tuɾˈme.ke]), is a traditional throwing sport in Colombia. It is characteristic for its use of small targets containing gunpowder, which explode on impact.