{{Short description|IOC-recognised worldwide governing body for Basque pelota}} {{Infobox Sport governing body |assocname = International Federation of Basque Pelota |abbrev = FIPV |logo = International Federation of Basque Pelota logo.png |logosize = 130px |sport = Basque pelota |category = Professional Men (1st and 2nd); Professional Women (1st and 2nd); Amateur (men and women) |image = |caption = |jurisdiction = Spain |founded = {{Start date|1929}} |aff = |affdate = |region = 4 / 33 Members |regionyear = |headquarters = Pamplona, Spain |location = |president = {{flagicon|Mexico}}{{flagicon|France}} Xavier Cazaubon |chairman = {{flagicon|Spain}} Julián García Angulo |chiefexec = |secretary = |coach = |womenscoach = |key staff = |operating income = |sponsor = |year closed = |replaced = |prevfounded = |url = https://fipv.net/en/ }}
The '''International Federation of Basque Pelota''' ({{langx|es|Federación Internacional de Pelota Vasca}} (FIPV), {{langx|eu|Euskal Pilotaren Nazioarteko Federakuntza}}) is the worldwide governing body for Basque pelota, recognized by the International Olympic Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/content/the-ioc/recognised-sport-federations/federation18/|title=Fédération Internationale de Pelota Vasca|publisher=olympic.org|access-date=4 June 2012}}</ref> It sets the regulations for international competition and organizes the competitions.
==Membership== 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== 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.<ref>[http://www.fipv.net/cas/federacion/historia.htm FIPV History at official site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817142827/http://www.fipv.net/cas/federacion/historia.htm|date=2009-08-17}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! 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== 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== Source in April 2022:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://fipv.net/en/paises/ | title=FEDERACIONES AFILIADAS | Federación Internacional de Pelota Vasca}}</ref>
===Regions=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Number !! Region !! Countries |- | align=center|1 | Africa || align=center|2 |- | align=center|2 | Asia || align=center|4 |- | align=center|3 | Europe || align=center|6 |- | align=center|4 | Americas || align=center|21 |- style="background:silver;" | align=center|'''Total''' | World || align=center|'''33''' |}
# Africa: {{GUI}}, {{TOG}} # Asia: {{PHI}}, {{IND}}, {{CHN}}, {{IRI}} # Europe: {{BEL}}, {{ESP}}, {{FRA}}, {{ITA}}, {{POL}}, {{POR}} # Americas: {{ARG}}, {{BOL}}, {{CRC}}, {{CUB}}, {{ECU}}, {{SLV}}, {{USA}}, {{GUA}}, {{CAN}}, {{CHI}}, {{BRA}}, {{MEX}}, {{NCA}}, {{PAN}}, {{PAR}}, {{PER}}, {{PUR}}, {{DOM}}, {{URU}}, {{VEN}}, {{HAI}}
===Countries=== International Federation is constituted by 27 national federations in 2010. In 2022 it had 33 members.
{| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Country ! Federation |- | {{flagcountry|ESP}} | Spanish Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | French Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|ARG}} | Argentinian Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | Canadian Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|USA}} | United States Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|MEX}} | Mexican Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|URU}} | Uruguayan Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|ITA}} | Italian Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|PHI}} | Filipino Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|GRE}} | Greek Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|IND}} | Indian Basque Palota Federation |- | {{flagcountry|BEL}} | Belgian Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|NED}} | Dutch Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|VEN}} | Venezuelan Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|PUR}} | Puerto Rican Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|PER}} | Peruvian Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|PAR}} | Paraguayan Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|NIC}} | Nicaraguan Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|GUA}} | Guatemalan Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|SLV}} | El Salvador Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|ECU}} | Ecuadorian Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|CHL}} | Chilean Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|CUB}} | Cuban Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|CRC}} | Costa Rica Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|BRA}} | Brazilian Federation of Basque Pelota |- | {{flagcountry|BOL}} | Bolivian Federation of Basque Pelota |}
===Medal table=== The current medal table for Basque Pelota World Championships from 1952 to 2022 is as follows:<ref>{{cite web | author=Javier Solano | title=Historia de los Mundiales | date=November 2004 | language=es | url=http://fipv.net/images/historial/MUNDIALES_1952-1998.pdf | access-date=20 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912052912/http://fipv.net/images/historial/MUNDIALES_1952-1998.pdf | archive-date=12 September 2016 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="pamplona2002">{{cite web | author=Pedro Hernandez | title=XIV Campeonato del Mundo de Pelota • Pamplona 2002 | date=June 2005 | language=es | url=http://fipv.net/images/historial/CAMPEONATO_DEL_MUNDO-PAMPLONA-2002.pdf | access-date=20 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912052911/http://fipv.net/images/historial/CAMPEONATO_DEL_MUNDO-PAMPLONA-2002.pdf | archive-date=12 September 2016 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="mexico2006">{{cite web | title=Palmares des Championnats du Monde - Mexico 2006 | date=2009 | language=fr | url = http://www.pelota-2010.fr/palmares.php?id=2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090827141851/http://www.pelota-2010.fr/palmares.php?id=2006 | archive-date = 2009-08-27 | access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="pau2010">{{cite web | author=Stéphane Dussarps | title=Palmares Final | date=August 2010 | language=fr | url = http://www.pelota-2010.fr/actualite.php?id=41 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101230092816/http://www.pelota-2010.fr/actualite.php?id=41 | archive-date = 2010-12-30 | access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="zinacantepec2014">{{cite web | author=Paloma | title=XVII Campeonato del Mundo de Pelota • Zinacantepec 2014 | date=August 2015 | language=es | url=http://fipv.net/images/historial/XVII-Campeonato-Mundial-de-Pelota-Vasca---Zinacantepec-MEXICO-resultados-Del-11-al-21-de-septiembre-de-2014.pdf | access-date=20 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912052757/http://fipv.net/images/historial/XVII-Campeonato-Mundial-de-Pelota-Vasca---Zinacantepec-MEXICO-resultados-Del-11-al-21-de-septiembre-de-2014.pdf | archive-date=12 September 2016 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="barcelona2018">{{cite web | title=Campionats del món de pilota barcelona 2018 | date=October 2018 | language=es | url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xvPoSa61hfHNMEkLPJ17MfLDfNi3by3B/view | access-date=29 June 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center; max-width: 17cm; width: 100%" ! scope="col" style="width:4%"| Rank ! scope="col" | Nation ! scope="col" style="background-color:gold; width:14%;" | Gold{{efn|This table includes all modalities, including those being played in Plaza Libre in 1952 and 1958.}} ! scope="col" style="background-color:silver; width:14%;" | Silver ! scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966; width:14%;" | Bronze{{efn|No bronze medals were disputed from 1952 to 1966.}} ! scope="col" style="width:12%;" | Total |- |1||align=left| {{flag|Spain}} ||80||82||41||203 |- |2||align=left| {{flag|France}} ||71||68||53||192 |- |3||align=left| {{flag|Mexico}} ||53||44||34||131 |- |4||align=left| {{flag|Argentina}} ||48||26||21||95 |- |5||align=left| {{flag|Uruguay}} ||4||30||15||49 |- |6||align=left| {{flag|Cuba}} ||3||5||17||25 |- |7||align=left| {{flag|United States}} ||0||2||3||5 |- |8||align=left| {{flag|Chile}} ||0||0||6||6 |- |9||align=left| {{flag|India}} ||0||0||0||0 |}
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==See also== * Basque Pelota World Cup
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://fipv.net/ International Federation of Basque pelota official site]
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