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Pelota: The Opposite Of Futbol
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Published: August 25, 2006
The sport of Pelota is played quite frequently throughout Madrid. There are Pelota clubs that host competition year-round. For tourists interested in taking in a game one can be a spectator at one of the clubs, but the most entertaining is watching it being played in the streets of Madrid.
align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Pelota is a handball game very similar to squash that also goes by the name of Jai-Alai. Pelota has a Basque derivation which originated in Northern Spain. It is played on a walled court, a cancha, in pairs of two's, with up to 6 players total. Pelota can be played barehanded or with a long, curved basket called a cesta that is strapped to the hand to hurl the ball, the pelota, against the wall. The pelota is a ball that is ¾ the size of a baseball and can travel in speeds up to 180mph.
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Pelota is played all around the world with different variations of the sport. Ball weight, rules and court size vary throughout each country that it is played in. The game has been featured as an exhibition sport twice in the Olympics with a possibility of it being featured in the Olympics held in London in 2012. Since it is played around the world, The International Federation of Basque Pelota was formed in Spain in 1929 and organizes tournaments throughout the world.
Pelota is a casual spectator sport played throughout the days in Madrid. Tourists are encouraged to participate. Locals will take the time to instruct an individual who shows an interest in a sport that is home to the people of Madrid.
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