International Federation of Basque Pelota


The International Federation of Basque Pelota 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.
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Membership

The FIPV is a sports federation recognized by the following confederations:

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.
PresidentYears active
Jean Ybarnégaray1929–1946
Manuel Balet Crous1946–1954
Carmelo Balda Galarraga1954–1969
Javier Gil de Biedma1970–1978
Jesús Fernández Iriondo1978–1994
Enrique Gaytán de Ayala1994–2002
Dominique Boutineau2002–2014
Xavier Cazaubon2014–present

Categories

The internationally recognized modalities in which the Basque Pelota World Championships is contested are the following:
  • Hand-pelota, played barehanded
  • Rubber-paleta, played with a short and broad wooden bat and a rubber ball
  • Leather-paleta, similar to the previous one but played with a traditional leather ball
  • Short-bat,, played with a shorter, thicker and much narrower bat and a leather ball
  • Xare, which means "net" in Basque, played with a wooden ring strung with a net, similar to a tennis racket
  • Jai alai,, played with a special glove that extends into a long pointed curved basket
  • Frontenis, it uses tennis rackets
  • Frontball

Participating national federations

Source in April 2022:

Regions

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Countries

International Federation is constituted by 27 national federations in 2010. In 2022 it had 33 members.
CountryFederation
Spain

Medal table

The current medal table for Basque Pelota World Championships from 1952 to 2022 is as follows:
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Spain