What is "lapta"

Lapta could be:

• Lapta Türk Birliği S.K., a Turkish Cypriot sports club playing in Birinci Lig
• Lapta (game) - a Russian game.
• LAPTA ( Louisiana Parent Teacher Association).
• Lapithos, a village in Cyprus.
• A Soviet TV program from 1988.

Lapta is a Russian bat and ball game first known to be played in the 14th century. Mentions of lapta have been found in medieval manuscripts, and balls and bats were found in the 14th-century layers during excavations in Novgorod. It is similar to cricket, brännboll, Rounders, baseball, oină and pesäpallo.