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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 roots of this ...
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]
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 .
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.
The Basque Pelota World Championships is a quadrennial tournament first organized in 1952 by the International Federation of Basque Pelota. The modern championships crown the best amateur players in fifteen different playing categories.
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 ]
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.