Pelota - Soul of the Basque Country and the world's fastest ball sport
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There is hardly a sport that unites the people of the Basque Country as much as pelota. Located on the border between France and Spain, the region still sees itself as an independent province with a common culture, language and identity. The game of pelota, in which a ball is thrown against the wall of a house, is an important part of this.
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You can play pelota with your hand or with a racket, even with a specially made glove. There are about 20 variations in total. The important thing is that there is an opposite wall that allows the thrown ball to bounce back. What sounds simple requires strength, speed and agility. In the Basque Country, this sport has been practised for centuries. It was invented here and even today children play it after school in public squares and streets.
Excerpt from the documentary "Pelota, die baskische Leidenschaft" (360° - GEO Reportage)
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This is basically where handball evolved from. Probably tennis, racquetball, and even ping pong as well.
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What a waste of space. You could put 15 badminton courts in one of those arenas.
@lukassteinbrink322
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One problem is that Badminton is much more boring.
@questionable69420
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And I could easily say that badminton is a waste of space compared to a pingpong table.
@thomasgilson6206
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@@questionable69420 PingPong is a waste of space too. You can seat 4 chess players in a pingpong space.
@questionable69420
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@@thomasgilson6206 bro I'm just pointing out the flaw in your logic we can keep going because almost everything is a waste of space so there is really no reason to complain
@thomasgilson6206
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@@questionable69420 understood