Pelota Pelota is a name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket a wooden bat (pala), or a basket propulsor (cesta), against a wall (fronton) or with two teams separated by a line or a net on a special court (trinquete). The origins of the game can be traced to the game of real tennis. Pelota is played in the Basque region and their neigbours, and has spread to rural areas in Europe and the Americas. The FIPV, the Federación Internacional de Pelota Vasca, was founded in 1929. World Championships: Men: 30 m Frontenis Trinquete Goma Women: 30 m Frontenis Trinquete Goma Open: 30 m Goma 36 m Mano 36 m Mano Doubles 36 m Corta 36 m Cuero Cesta Punta Trinquete Mano Trinquete Mano Doubles Trinquete Cuero Trinquete Share Defunct Events: Open: Trinquete Goma 30 m Frontenis 36 m Frontenis Cuero Pala Plaza Libre Rebote Plaza Libre Mano Teams Plaza Libre Pala Defunct Events: Olympic Games: Cesta Punta Pan American Games: Men: 30 m Frontenis Trinquete Goma Women: 30 m Frontenis Trinquete Goma Open: 30 m Goma 36 m Mano 36 m Mano Doubles 36 m Corta 36 m Cuero Trinquete Mano Trinquete Mano Doubles Trinquete Cuero