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'''Racketlon''' is a cousin of Triathlon and Decathlon. It combins the four most popular Racket sports in the World. (Tabletennis, Badminton, Squash and Tennis)
[[Image:Chalice.jpeg|thumb|200px|Chalice]]
The sport originated in Finland and Sweden. Billed as the world's fastest growing sport, in terms of numbers of official players, it has grown by 300% in the last three years.
{{dablink|For other uses, see [[Chalice]]}}
The first official world championship took place in 2001.
A '''chalice''' (from [[Latin]] 'calix', cup) is a goblet intended to hold drink. In general religious terms, it is a goblet intended for drinking some beverage during a [[ceremony]]. In [[Roman Catholicism]], [[Eastern Orthodoxy]], [[Anglican]], [[Lutheran]] and some other [[Christianity|Christian denominatons]], a chalice is a [[wine]] cup used during the [[Eucharist]], also called the Lord's Supper or Holy Communion. Chalices are often made of precious metal, and they are sometimes richly [[Gemstone|jewel]]led. They have been used since ancient times. In Roman Catholicism, priests will often receive chalices from members of their families when first ordained.
==References==
The symbol of [[Unitarian Universalism]] is a [[flaming chalice]].
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The [[Holy Grail]] is sometimes thought to have been a chalice.
==Poisoned Chalice==
The term "poisoned chalice" is applied to a thing or situation which appears to be good when it is received or experienced by someone, but then becomes or is found to be bad.
== Da Vinci Code ==
In the book 'The Da Vinci Code' by Dan Brown it is suggested that a chalice is infact a word for a women. It says that the word chalice represents the womens womb.
==See also==
*[[ciborium]]
==External links==
* World Racketlon Federation homepage[http://www.racketlon.net/content.php?p=20&lang=en]
*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03561a.htm Chalice at the Catholic Encyclopedia]
* [http://www.artofveniceracketlon.comnet/art/murano-stem-glasscontent.htm Stem glass classificationphp?p=5&lang=en]
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