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 ...

was a demonstration sport at the

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. It was the fourth and last time that the sport was included in the Olympic program; it was an official

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at the 1900 Games in Paris, and a demonstration sport in

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and

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. The Basque Pelota events were held from 25 July to 5 August in the Olympic area of

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, where a 54m long court, a 36m long court, and a trinquet were built and a 30m long court was refurbished. In each modality, the participants were the four best classified countries at the World Championships held in

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in 1990. However, the

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renounced to participate and had to be replaced by the team that had finished in fifth place when necessary.

Events

Medal table

''Note:'' Since Basque Pelota was a demonstration sport, medals were awarded, but the medals were not "official" (and did not count in the respective nations' medal totals).

References

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