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Basque pelota (Basque: pilota, Spanish: pelota vasca, French: pelote basque) is the name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat or a basket, against a wall (frontis or fronton) or, more traditionally, with two teams face to face separated by a line on the ground or a net.
The International Federation of Basque Pelota (Spanish: Federación Internacional de Pelota Vasca (FIPV), Basque: Euskal Pilotaren Nazioarteko Federakuntza) is the worldwide governing body for Basque pelota, recognized by the International Olympic Committee. [1]
This is a List of players of Basque pelota ordered by the variant of Basque pelota for which they are renowned, and without taking into account their active time or their nationality. Cesta-Punta [ edit ]
The Federación Española de Pelota (English: Spanish Federation of Basque pelota) is the main governing body of Basque pelota in Spain and one of the most important in the world along with the International Federation of Basque Pelota. As of 2023, the federation has 326 registered clubs and 9,939 federated pelota players.
La pelota vasca — 2003 political documentary about the Basque County, by Julio Medem Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Pelota vasca .
Event Gold Silver Bronze Hand-pelota (individual): Sánchez: Ducassou: López Hand-pelota (pairs): Maiz, Luquin: Larralde, Ducassou: Moreno, Mundo Paleta goma (men's ...
Basque pelota competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile are scheduled to be held at the Spanish Stadium located in Las Condes between October 31 and November 5, 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Eight medal events are scheduled to be contested, two singles and two doubles events for men and women.
Basque Pelota was a demonstration sport at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. It was the third time that the sport was included in the Olympic program; it was an official Olympic sport at the 1900 Games in Paris, and a demonstration sport in 1924. It would be included as a demonstration sport once again at the 1992 Games in Barcelona. [1]