The International Federation of Basque Pelota ( (FIPV), ) is the worldwide governing body for

Basque pelota 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 fronto ...

, recognized by the

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. It sets the regulations for international competition and organizes the competitions.

Membership

The FIPV is a

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recognized by the following confederations. *

(IOC) * Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) *

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(GAISF)

History

The International federation of

was established on 19 May 1929 in

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brought into being by the French Federation of Basque Pelota, the Spanish Federation of Basque Pelota and the Argentinian Federation of Basque Pelota. Due to the outbreak of

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and the

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, their activities were restricted until 1945. In 1946 the official modalities regulated by the federation were defined, and its specific rules set for equality of the participant country federations and the international championships. The headquarters of the federation are currently located in

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Categories

The internationally recognized modalities in which the Basque Pelota World Championships is contested are the following: * Hand-pelota (Basque: ''esku huska''; Spanish: ''pelota mano''), played barehanded (36m Fronton and Trinquete) * Rubber-paleta (Basque: ''gomazko paleta''; Spanish: ''paleta goma''), played with a short and broad wooden bat (called ''paleta'') and a rubber ball (30m Fronton and Trinquete) * Leather-paleta (Basque: ''cuero paleta''; Spanish: ''paleta cuero''), similar to the previous one but played with a traditional leather ball (36m Fronton and Trinquete) * Short-bat, (Spanish: ''paleta corta''), played with a shorter, thicker and much narrower bat and a leather ball (36m Fronton) * Xare, which means "net" in Basque, played with a wooden ring strung with a net, similar to a tennis racket. (Trinquete) * Jai alai, (Basque: ''zesta punta''; Spanish: ''cesta punta''; both meaning literally 'edged basket'), played with a special glove that extends into a long pointed curved basket (hence the name) (54m Fronton) * Frontenis, it uses tennis rackets (30m Fronton)

Participating national federations

Source in April 2022:

Regions

# Africa : , # Asia : , , , # Europe : , , , , , # Americas : , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Countries

International Federation is constituted by 27 national federations in 2010. In 2022 are 33 members.

Medal table

Basque Pelota World Championships The current medal table from 1952 to 2018 is as follows:

References

External links

International Federation of Basque pelota Official Site
{{Authority control Basque pelota governing bodies Sports organizations established in 1929 Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations