# Basque pelota at the 2024 Bolivarian Youth Games

Basque pelota competitions at the 2024 Bolivarian Youth Games in Sucre, Bolivia were held from 4 to 6 April 2024 at Complejo de Raquetas Conrrado Moscoso.
Four medal events were scheduled to be contested: frontball for both boys and girls, doubles frontenis for girls and individual hand fronton 36 metres for boys. A total of 22 athletes (9 boys and 13 girls) competed in the events. Athletes had to be born between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2008 to be eligible (ages 16 to 19).

## Participating nations

A total of 4 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) registered athletes for the basque pelota competitions. Each NOC was able to enter a maximum of 8 pelotaris (4 per gender), with up to two pelotaris for each boys and girls singles events and one only pair for the girls' doubles event.
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of pelotaris entered the competition by each NOC.
* Bolivia (8)
* Chile (5)
* Peru (5)
* Venezuela (4)

### Teams

Although the frontball and hand fronton 36 meter events were individual competitions, each NOC could enter a single team of two pelotaris with one starter and one alternate in each match. Girls' doubles frontenis allowed a third pelotari to be entered as an alternate in each match. Pelotaris were allowed to compete in up to two events.
The following pelotaris participated (and/or were alternates) in two events:
* Pelotari
* Renato Bolelli
* Marcos Loaiza
* Florencia Peña
* Jesús Poma
* Jhojan Quinto
* Victoria Febres
* Rosmaris León

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (Bolivia)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Peru (PER) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Bolivia (BOL)* | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |

### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Boys' frontball | Chile Renato Bolelli Marcos Loaiza | Peru Jesús Poma Jhojan Quinto | Venezuela Junior Delgado |
| Girls' frontball | Venezuela Rosmaris León Victoria Febres | Peru Cristina Núñez | Bolivia Ruby Bejarano Abigaíl Mena |
| Girls' doubles frontenis | Peru Grecia Febres Nicole Armestar | Chile Florencia Peña Mónica Escalona | Bolivia Estefania Vedia Gabriela Cardozo |
| Individual hand fronton | Bolivia José Soliz Jherson Laura | Peru Jhojan Quinto Jesús Poma | Chile Marcos Loaiza Renato Bolelli |

## Results
### Boys' frontball
#### Classification round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chile (CHI) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 60 | 7 | +53 | 3 | Gold medal match |
| 2 | Peru (PER) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 2 | Gold medal match |
| 3 | Venezuela (VEN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 1 | Bronze medal match |
| 4 | Bolivia (BOL) (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 27 | 62 | −35 | 0 | Bronze medal match |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 4 Apr | 10:30 | José Cardozo | 0–2 | Jesús Poma | 6–10 | 0–10 | | 6–20 | |
| 4 Apr | 11:00 | Renato Bolelli | 2–0 | Junior Delgado | 10–3 | 10–0 | | 20–3 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 12:30 | Renato Bolelli | 2–0 | José Cardozo | 10–2 | 10–1 | | 20–3 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 13:00 | Jesús Poma | 2–0 | Junior Delgado | 10–7 | 10–3 | | 20–10 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 14:30 | Renato Bolelli | 2–0 | Jhojan Quinto | 10–0 | 10–1 | | 20–1 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 15:00 | Junior Delgado | 2–1 | Diego Escalera | 7–10 | 10–8 | 5–0 | 22–18 | Report |

#### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 6 Apr | 9:50 | Junior Delgado | 2–1 | Diego Escalera | 9–10 | 10–6 | 5–1 | 24–17 | Report |

#### Gold medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 6 Apr | 12:20 | Renato Bolelli | 2–1 | Jesús Poma | 10–2 | 6–10 | | 5–4 | Report |

### Girls' frontball
#### Classification round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Venezuela (VEN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 61 | 35 | +26 | 3 | Gold medal match |
| 2 | Peru (PER) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 2 | Gold medal match |
| 3 | Chile (CHI) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 1 | Bronze medal match |
| 4 | Bolivia (BOL) (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 0 | Bronze medal match |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 4 Apr | 11:30 | Kemberly Horta | 1–2 | Cristina Núñez | 10–8 | 5–10 | 1–5 | 16–23 | |
| 4 Apr | 12:00 | Rosmaris León | 2–0 | Ruby Bejarano | 10–7 | 10–6 | | 20–13 | |
| 5 Apr | 13:30 | Kemberly Horta | 2–0 | Ruby Bejarano | 10–7 | 10–7 | | 20–14 | |
| 5 Apr | 14:00 | Cristina Núñez | 1–2 | Rosmaris León | 10–6 | 5–10 | 2–5 | 17–21 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 15:30 | Ruby Bejarano | 0–2 | Cristina Núñez | 6–10 | 8–10 | | 14–20 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 16:00 | Rosmaris León | 2–0 | Kemberly Horta | 10–3 | 10–2 | | 20–5 | Report |

#### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 6 Apr | 10:40 | Kemberly Horta | 0–2 | Abigaíl Mena | 5–10 | 2–10 | | 7–20 | Report |

#### Gold medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 6 Apr | 13:10 | Rosmaris León | 2–0 | Cristina Núñez | 10–3 | 10–6 | | 20–9 | Report |

### Girls' doubles frontenis

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Peru (PER) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 90 | 36 | +54 | 3 | Gold medal match |
| 2 | Chile (CHI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 69 | 66 | +3 | 2 | Gold medal match |
| 3 | Bolivia (BOL) (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 62 | 81 | −19 | 1 | Bronze medal match |
| 4 | Venezuela (VEN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 52 | 90 | −38 | 0 | Bronze medal match |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Total | Report |
| 4 Apr | 9:00 | Vedia–Cardozo | 0–2 | Peña–Escalona | 10–15 | 9–15 | 19–30 | |
| 4 Apr | 9:45 | Febres–Armestar | 2–0 | Gómez–Febres | 15–6 | 15–8 | 30–14 | |
| 5 Apr | 9:30 | Vedia–Cardozo | 0–2 | Febres–Armestar | 6–15 | 7–15 | 13–30 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 10:15 | Peña–Escalona | 2–0 | Gómez–Febres | 15–9 | 15–8 | 30–17 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 11:00 | Peña–Escalona | 0–2 | Armestar–Febres | 5–15 | 4–15 | 9–30 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 11:45 | Vedia–Cardozo | 2–0 | León–Febres | 15–11 | 15–10 | 30–21 | Report |

#### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 6 Apr | 9:00 | Vedia–Cardozo | 2–0 | Gómez–Febres | 15–11 | 15–10 | | 30–21 | Report |

#### Gold medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 6 Apr | 11:30 | Febres–Armestar | 2–0 | Peña–Escalona | 15–9 | 15–9 | | 30–18 | Report |

### Individual hand fronton
#### Classification round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bolivia (BOL) (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 40 | 4 | +36 | 2 | Gold medal match |
| 2 | Peru (PER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 1 | Gold medal match |
| 3 | Chile (CHI) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 9 | 40 | −31 | 0 | Bronze medal |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Total | Report |
| 4 Apr | 12:30 | José Soliz | 2–0 | Jhojan Quinto | 10–0 | 10–1 | 20–1 | |
| 5 Apr | 9:00 | Jesús Poma | 2–0 | Marcos Loaiza | 10–4 | 10–2 | 20–6 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 16:30 | Jherson Laura | 2–0 | Marcos Loaiza | 10–2 | 10–1 | 20–3 | Report |

#### Gold medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 6 Apr | 14:00 | José Soliz | 2–0 | Jhojan Quinto | 10–0 | 10–7 | | 20–7 | Report |