The International Federation of Basque Pelota ( es, Federación Internacional de Pelota Vasca (FIPV), eu, Euskal Pilotaren Nazioarteko Federakuntza) 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 The Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation constituted through and recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The ARISF's members are international sports ...

(ARISF) *

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(GAISF)

History

The International federation of

was established on May 19, 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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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 federations

Sports governing bodies in Europe Sports organizations established in 1929