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Basque ball: the curious European sport that was Olympic and hardly anyone remembers

Summary by Billiken
The Basque ball is a sport that combines speed, precision and reflexes. Although many discover it for the first time in international competitions, it has very old roots and a deep link with the culture of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain. It is played in a closed enclosure called fronton and can be practiced with different instruments: with the hand, a paddle, a racket or a basket (in the mode “stitch basket”). The aim is to return the…
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The Basque ball is a sport that combines speed, precision and reflexes. Although many discover it for the first time in international competitions, it has very old roots and a deep link with the culture of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain. It is played in a closed enclosure called fronton and can be practiced with different instruments: with the hand, a paddle, a racket or a basket (in the mode “stitch basket”). The aim is to return the…

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Billiken broke the news in on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
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