The International Federation of Basque Pelota ( (FIPV), ) is the worldwide governing body for Basque pelota, recognized by the International Olympic Committee. It sets the regulations for international competition and organizes the competitions.
Membership The FIPV is a sports federation recognized by the following confederations:
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) SportAccord (GAISF)
History The International federation of Basque pelota was established on 19 May 1929 in Buenos Aires, Argentina 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 World War II and the Spanish Civil War, 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 Pamplona, Spain.FIPV History at official site President Years activeJean Ybarnégaray1929–1946Manuel Balet Crous1946–1954Carmelo Balda Galarraga1954–1969Javier Gil de Biedma1970–1978Jesús Fernández Iriondo1978–1994Enrique Gaytán de Ayala1994–2002Dominique Boutineau2002–2014Xavier Cazaubon2014–present
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) Frontball
Participating national federations Source in April 2022:
Regions Number Region Countries 1 Africa 22 Asia 43 Europe 64 Americas 21Total World 33
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Countries International Federation is constituted by 27 national federations in 2010. In 2022 it had 33 members.
Country Federation Spanish Federation of Basque Pelota French Federation of Basque Pelota Argentinian Federation of Basque Pelota Canadian Federation of Basque Pelota United States Federation of Basque Pelota Mexican Federation of Basque Pelota Uruguayan Federation of Basque Pelota Italian Federation of Basque Pelota Filipino Federation of Basque Pelota Greek Federation of Basque Pelota Indian Basque Palota Federation Belgian Federation of Basque Pelota Dutch Federation of Basque Pelota Venezuelan Federation of Basque Pelota Puerto Rican Federation of Basque Pelota Peruvian Federation of Basque Pelota Paraguayan Federation of Basque Pelota Nicaraguan Federation of Basque Pelota Guatemalan Federation of Basque Pelota El Salvador Federation of Basque Pelota Ecuadorian Federation of Basque Pelota Chilean Federation of Basque Pelota Cuban Federation of Basque Pelota Costa Rica Federation of Basque Pelota Brazilian Federation of Basque Pelota Bolivian Federation of Basque Pelota
Medal table The current medal table for Basque Pelota World Championships from 1952 to 2022 is as follows:
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total1 8082412032 7168531923 5344341314 482621955 43015496 3517257 02358 00669 0000
See also Basque Pelota World Cup
References
External links International Federation of Basque pelota official site