| 👁 Image | |
| Sport | Basque pelota |
|---|---|
| Category | Professional Men (1st and 2nd); Professional Women (1st and 2nd); Amateur (men and women) |
| Jurisdiction | Spain |
| Abbreviation | FIPV |
| Founded | 1929 (1929) |
| Regional affiliation | 4 / 33 Members |
| Headquarters | Pamplona, Spain |
| President | 👁 Mexico 👁 France Xavier Cazaubon |
| Chairman | 👁 Spain Julián García Angulo |
| Official website | |
| fipv.net/en/ | |
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] It sets the regulations for international competition and organizes the competitions.
Membership
[edit]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
[edit]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.[2]
| President | Years active |
|---|---|
| Jean Ybarnégaray | 1929–1946 |
| Manuel Balet Crous | 1946–1954 |
| Carmelo Balda Galarraga | 1954–1969 |
| Javier Gil de Biedma | 1970–1978 |
| Jesús Fernández Iriondo | 1978–1994 |
| Enrique Gaytán de Ayala | 1994–2002 |
| Dominique Boutineau | 2002–2014 |
| Xavier Cazaubon | 2014–present |
Categories
[edit]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
[edit]Source in April 2022:[3]
Regions
[edit]| Number | Region | Countries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Africa | 2 |
| 2 | Asia | 4 |
| 3 | Europe | 6 |
| 4 | Americas | 21 |
| Total | World | 33 |
- Africa: 👁 Image
Guinea, 👁 Image
Togo - Asia: 👁 Image
Philippines, 👁 Image
India, 👁 Image
China, 👁 Image
Iran - Europe: 👁 Image
Belgium, 👁 Image
Spain, 👁 Image
France, 👁 Image
Italy, 👁 Image
Poland, 👁 Image
Portugal - Americas: 👁 Image
Argentina, 👁 Image
Bolivia, 👁 Image
Costa Rica, 👁 Image
Cuba, 👁 Image
Ecuador, 👁 Image
El Salvador, 👁 Image
United States, 👁 Image
Guatemala, 👁 Image
Canada, 👁 Image
Chile, 👁 Image
Brazil, 👁 Image
Mexico, 👁 Image
Nicaragua, 👁 Image
Panama, 👁 Image
Paraguay, 👁 Image
Peru, 👁 Image
Puerto Rico, 👁 Image
Dominican Republic, 👁 Image
Uruguay, 👁 Image
Venezuela, 👁 Image
Haiti
Countries
[edit]International Federation is constituted by 27 national federations in 2010. In 2022 it had 33 members.
| Country | Federation |
|---|---|
| 👁 Image Spain |
Spanish Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image France |
French Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Argentina |
Argentinian Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Canada |
Canadian Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image United States |
United States Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Mexico |
Mexican Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Uruguay |
Uruguayan Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Italy |
Italian Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Philippines |
Filipino Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Greece |
Greek Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image India |
Indian Basque Palota Federation |
| 👁 Image Belgium |
Belgian Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Netherlands |
Dutch Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Venezuela |
Venezuelan Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rican Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Peru |
Peruvian Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Paraguay |
Paraguayan Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Nicaragua |
Nicaraguan Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Guatemala |
Guatemalan Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image El Salvador |
El Salvador Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Ecuador |
Ecuadorian Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Chile |
Chilean Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Cuba |
Cuban Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Costa Rica |
Costa Rica Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Brazil |
Brazilian Federation of Basque Pelota |
| 👁 Image Bolivia |
Bolivian Federation of Basque Pelota |
Medal table
[edit]The current medal table for Basque Pelota World Championships from 1952 to 2022 is as follows:[4][5][6][7][8][9]
| Rank | Nation | Gold[a] | Silver | Bronze[b] | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 👁 Image Spain |
80 | 82 | 41 | 203 |
| 2 | 👁 Image France |
71 | 68 | 53 | 192 |
| 3 | 👁 Image Mexico |
53 | 44 | 34 | 131 |
| 4 | 👁 Image Argentina |
48 | 26 | 21 | 95 |
| 5 | 👁 Image Uruguay |
4 | 30 | 15 | 49 |
| 6 | 👁 Image Cuba |
3 | 5 | 17 | 25 |
| 7 | 👁 Image United States |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 👁 Image Chile |
0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | 👁 Image India |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- ^ This table includes all modalities, including those being played in Plaza Libre in 1952 and 1958.
- ^ No bronze medals were disputed from 1952 to 1966.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Fédération Internationale de Pelota Vasca". olympic.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ FIPV History at official site Archived 2009-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "FEDERACIONES AFILIADAS | Federación Internacional de Pelota Vasca".
- ^ Javier Solano (November 2004). "Historia de los Mundiales" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ Pedro Hernandez (June 2005). "XIV Campeonato del Mundo de Pelota • Pamplona 2002" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Palmares des Championnats du Monde - Mexico 2006" (in French). 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ Stéphane Dussarps (August 2010). "Palmares Final" (in French). Archived from the original on 2010-12-30. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ Paloma (August 2015). "XVII Campeonato del Mundo de Pelota • Zinacantepec 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Campionats del món de pilota barcelona 2018" (in Spanish). October 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
