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flag Over 120 teams competed in Japan's largest snowball fight event, aiming for points in cold Uonuma.

flag Over 120 teams competed in the 35th Koide International Snowball Fight, the largest such event in Japan, held in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture. flag Teams of five played two-minute matches with points for direct hits, competing in the coldest winter air to hit the northern snow belt. flag Known as "Sports Yukigassen," the sport has an official federation aiming for Olympic inclusion. flag The winner received 30 kg of local rice.

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