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Jousting, the thousand-year old sport of royalty, somehow has VAR now

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This is the moment the ancient sport of JOUSTING introduced VAR technology - to settle disputes.

The Video Assistant Referee was trialled today (Wed) for one of the world's oldest equestrian pastimes - dating back over 1,000 years.

It was used during a joust at Pendennis Castle in Cornwall(Wed) hosted by English Heritage who are collaborating with Hawk-Eye on the initiative.

The system has been brought in to track and use video replay to accurately score the competitors’ moves and brings the medieval sport in line with football, cricket and tennis.

English Heritage said accuracy was vital in “England’s first national sport."

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