International Federation of Basque Pelota

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	Xavier Cazaubon
Chairman	Julián García Angulo
Official website
fipv.net/en/

TheInternational Federation of Basque Pelota (Spanish:Federación Internacional de Pelota Vasca (FIPV),Basque:Euskal Pilotaren Nazioarteko Federakuntza) is the worldwide governing body forBasque pelota, recognized by theInternational Olympic Committee.^[1] It sets the regulations for international competition and organizes the competitions.

The FIPV is asports federation recognized by the following confederations:

• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF)
• SportAccord (GAISF)

The International federation ofBasque pelota was established on 19 May 1929 inBuenos Aires,Argentina brought into being by the French Federation of Basque Pelota, theSpanish Federation of Basque Pelota and the Argentinian Federation of Basque Pelota. Due to the outbreak ofWorld War II and theSpanish 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 inPamplona,Spain.^[2]

The internationally recognized modalities in which theBasque Pelota World Championships is contested are the following:

• Hand-pelota (Basque:esku huska; Spanish:pelota mano), played barehanded (36mFronton andTrinquete)
• Rubber-paleta (Basque:gomazko paleta; Spanish:paleta goma), played with a short and broad wooden bat (calledpaleta) 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

Source in April 2022:^[3]

1. Africa: Guinea, Togo
2. Asia: Philippines, India, China, Iran
3. Europe: Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Poland, Portugal
4. Americas: Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, United States, Guatemala, Canada, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Venezuela, Haiti

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

Country	Federation
Spain	Spanish Federation of Basque Pelota
France	French Federation of Basque Pelota
Argentina	Argentinian Federation of Basque Pelota
Canada	Canadian Federation of Basque Pelota
United States	United States Federation of Basque Pelota
Mexico	Mexican Federation of Basque Pelota
Uruguay	Uruguayan Federation of Basque Pelota
Italy	Italian Federation of Basque Pelota
Philippines	Filipino Federation of Basque Pelota
Greece	Greek Federation of Basque Pelota
India	Indian Basque Palota Federation
Belgium	Belgian Federation of Basque Pelota
Netherlands	Dutch Federation of Basque Pelota
Venezuela	Venezuelan Federation of Basque Pelota
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rican Federation of Basque Pelota
Peru	Peruvian Federation of Basque Pelota
Paraguay	Paraguayan Federation of Basque Pelota
Nicaragua	Nicaraguan Federation of Basque Pelota
Guatemala	Guatemalan Federation of Basque Pelota
El Salvador	El Salvador Federation of Basque Pelota
Ecuador	Ecuadorian Federation of Basque Pelota
Chile	Chilean Federation of Basque Pelota
Cuba	Cuban Federation of Basque Pelota
Costa Rica	Costa Rica Federation of Basque Pelota
Brazil	Brazilian Federation of Basque Pelota
Bolivia	Bolivian Federation of Basque Pelota

The current medal table forBasque 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	Spain	80	82	41	203
2	France	71	68	53	192
3	Mexico	53	44	34	131
4	Argentina	48	26	21	95
5	Uruguay	4	30	15	49
6	Cuba	3	5	17	25
7	United States	0	2	3	5
8	Chile	0	0	6	6
9	India	0	0	0	0

• Basque Pelota World Cup

• International Federation of Basque pelota official site

• Basque pelota governing bodies
• Sports organizations established in 1929
• Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations

• Webarchive template wayback links
• CS1 Spanish-language sources (es)
• CS1 French-language sources (fr)
• Articles containing Spanish-language text
• Articles containing Basque-language text