US EditionSmall Sport Stirs up Controversy in Spain as Basque Country Makes Its International Debut
- On June 6, 2025, the Euskadi national team competed against Spain in a pelota vasca Nations League match held in Guernica-Luno, in northern Spain.
- The match followed the international federation’s recognition of the Basque team, which sparked political and legal disputes over the team's legitimacy.
- The Spanish federation opposed the recognition process, filed a case with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and contested the event's official status on Spanish soil.
- The Basque Country secured victory in the men's final, Spain triumphed in the women's match, and the Spanish anthem was met with boos during the medal presentation held in the Basque region.
- This event highlights the Basque region’s strong cultural identity and ongoing nationalist tensions following decades of separatist conflict led by now-defunct ETA.
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Small sport stirs up controversy in Spain as Basque Country makes its international debut
A small sport popular in Spain’s northern Basque Country has stirred up a political controversy that triggered court action and fanned the region’s long-held feelings of nationalism.
I started broadcasting pelota matches in the spring of 1983, first on Euskadi Irratia. My father had to take me there because I wasn't even old enough to get a driver's license yet. I haven't counted them, but I've broadcast thousands of matches since then. And the ones I still have! In 42 years, without a doubt, the ones that have caused me the most excitement were the ones broadcast this week at the Jai Alai pelota court in Gernika: a Basque d…
Spain has conquered the first League of Top Basket Nations in fronton of 54 meters of female category after defeating the Basque Country by 2-0 (15-4 and 15-9) in the final played at the Jai Alai fronton of Guernica (Vizcaya). Erika Mugartegui, 17 years old, and Arai Lejardi, 18, both of Marquina, have formed the Spanish team that has hung the gold after clearly surpassing the Basque representatives, the Vizcaínas, in this case Berriatúa, Elaia …
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