# International Federation of Basque Pelota

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.

## Membership

The FIPV is a sports federation recognized by the following confederations.
* International Olympic Committee (IOC)
* Association of the 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.
| 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

* Pala Corta
* Rubber-paleta
* Paleta-Leather (fronton)
* Paleta-Leather (trinquete)
* Xare
* Cesta Punta
* Frontenis
* Hand-pelota (fronton)
* Hand-pelota (trinquete)

## Participating national federations

Source in April 2022:

### Regions

| Number | Region | Countries |
| 1 | Africa | 2 |
| 2 | Asia | 4 |
| 3 | Europe | 6 |
| 4 | Americas | 21 |
| Total | World | 33 |
* Africa : Guinea , Togo
* Asia : Philippines , India , China , Iran
* Europe : Belgium , Spain , France , Italy , Poland , Portugal
* 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

### Countries

International Federation is constituted by 27 national federations in 2010. In 2022 are 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 (Srinagar- 9419024669) |
| 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 |

### Medal table

Basque Pelota World Championships
The current medal table from 1952 to 2018 is as follows:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Spain | 69 | 75 | 39 | 183 |
| 2 | France | 68 | 65 | 44 | 177 |
| 3 | Mexico | 50 | 41 | 32 | 123 |
| 4 | Argentina | 48 | 25 | 18 | 91 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 4 | 30 | 15 | 49 |
| 6 | Cuba | 3 | 5 | 16 | 24 |
| 7 | United States | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* ↑ This table includes all modalities, including those being played in Plaza Libre in 1952 and 1958.
* ↑ No bronze medals were disputed from 1952 to 1966.