Lapta (game)

Lapta (Russian: лапта́) is a Russian bat-and-ball game first known to be played in the 14th century. Mentions of lapta have been found in medieval manuscripts, and balls and bats were found in the 14th-century layers during excavations in Novgorod. It is similar to cricket, brännboll, rounders, baseball, oină, tsan (Italy) and pesäpallo.

This article is about the game. For other uses, see Lapta (disambiguation).
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