Sport Basque pelota Abbreviation FIPV | Jurisdiction Spain Founded 1929 (1929) | |
Category Professional Men (1st and 2nd) ; Professional Women (1st and 2nd); Amateur (Men and Women) Headquarters Bernardino Tirapu, 67 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain | ||
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. 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 May 19, 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.
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Participating national federations
Currently the International Federation is constituted by 27 national federations.
Medal table
The current medal table from 1952 to 2014 is as follows: