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Look no hands! The ancient Mesoamerican ball game

Have you ever wondered how Mexico’s indigenous peoples, particularly the ancient Mesoamerican cultures like the Maya and the Aztecs, played a ball game known as “Ōllamaliztli” (in Nahuatl), involving using their hips to strike a rubber ball? This game, which is also known by other names, such as pitz and ulama, is one of the oldest in the world, dating back over 3,000 years.