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Netball first appeared in the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Games
It is played by females only
NI first competed in netball in the Glasgow 2014 Games

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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 31: Emma Magee of Team Northern Ireland shoots during the Netball Pool B match between Team Malawi and Team Northern Ireland on day three of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at NEC Arena on July 31, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Fionnuala Toner of Team Northern Ireland reacts during the Netball match between Team New Zealand and Team Northern Ireland on day one of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at NEC Arena on July 29, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Whitney Souness of Team New Zealand and Fionnuala Toner of Team Northern Ireland compete for the ball during the Netball Pool B match between Team New Zealand and Team Northern Ireland on day one of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at NEC Arena on July 29, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Michelle Magee of Team Northern Ireland catches a pass during the Netball Pool B match between Team New Zealand and Team Northern Ireland on day one of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at NEC Arena on July 29, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 29: A general view is seen during the Netball Pool B match between Team New Zealand and Team Northern Ireland on day one of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at NEC Arena on July 29, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Team Northern Ireland huddle up prior to the Women's Netball Pool B match between Northern Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago on day seven of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at NEC Arena on August 04, 2022 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 31: Caroline O'Hanlon of Team Northern Ireland on the ball during the Netball Pool B match between Team Malawi and Team Northern Ireland on day three of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at NEC Arena on July 31, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)