A pelota was an improvised rawhide boat used in South and Central America for crossing rivers. It was similar in some respects to the coracle of the British...
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Mesoamerican ballgame Palla Pelota mixteca Valencian pilota Frontenis Pétanque Racketlon Pelota (boat), an improvised skin boat for crossing rivers. This...
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Pelotas (Portuguese pronunciation: [peˈlɔtɐs]) is a Brazilian city and municipality (município), the fourth most populous in the southern state of Rio...
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The International Federation of Basque Pelota (Spanish: Federación Internacional de Pelota Vasca (FIPV), Basque: Euskal Pilotaren Nazioarteko Federakuntza)...
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merely gloved/barehanded: American handball Australian handball Basque pelota Butts Up Chinese handball Fives Gaelic handball International fronton Jai...
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Coracle (redirect from Basket boat)
seafaring, local fishermen built coracles to avoid the regulations on boats. The pelota of South and Central America was a hide vessel similar to a coracle...
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The International Dragon Boat Federation (Chinese: 國際龍舟聯合會) is the international governing body for the sport of dragon boat racing. IDBF was founded...
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Rawhide (material) (section Boat)
fracture, similar to how a plaster cast does today. The pelota was an improvised rawhide boat used for crossing rivers in South and Central America. Walters...
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Aspizúa and Francisco Villota — Basque pelota Spain's first Olympic appearance included a two-man team in pelota. There were only two teams registered...
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2009 Fullerton, California, U.S. Traffic accident Alejandro Sokol Las Pelotas 48 January 12, 2009 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina Respiratory insufficiency...
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1900 Summer Olympics (section Basque pelota)
including angling, motor racing, ballooning, cricket, croquet, Basque pelota, 200m swimming obstacle race and underwater swimming. This was also the...
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Athletes Team qualified a female pelotari through the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament. Women Independent Athletes Team qualified a team of two women...
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Hondarribia with its City Walls, and below French Hendaye town in 1640 Basque Pelota's game under the Hondarribia's City Walls, by Gustave Colin in 1863 Hondarribia...
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sport derived from jeu de paume, similar to the games of handball, Basque pelota, and squash. The game is played in both singles and doubles teams, in an...
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information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)...
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athletes (five men and two women) through the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament. Men Women Peru qualified two boxers (one per gender). Peru qualified...
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racing) FIB (bandy) WBSC (baseball, softball and Baseball5) FIPV (basque pelota) WCBS (billiards sports) CMSB (boules) IBF (bowling) WBF (bridge) ICU (cheer)...
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and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)...
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of strength in football and travel between them required three weeks by boat. The decision to hold the first World Cup in Uruguay, for example, led to...
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motorsports. A Class 1 race-boat has twin inboard 1100hp engines and can reach speeds in excess of 257 km/h (160 mph). All boats are limited by a minimum...
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Olympique, who have won five French championships and two European Cups. Basque pelota is a very popular sport in the Basque country. Several local and international...
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recognised by IOC Air Sports American Football Auto Racing Bandy Baseball Basque Pelota Billiards Sports Carom Pocket Snooker Boules Bowling Bridge Cheer Chess...
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and ball control in mind, with rounded blades for safety. Nose and tail boat bumpers, body protection, helmets and faceguards are compulsory. Canoe polo...
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party ensues. In Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, on February 2, the image of Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes is carried to the port of Pelotas. Before the closing...
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point on the final day to be picked up by a helicopter, plane, automobile, boat or other vehicle suitable for the environment. Viewers are updated throughout...
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parades take place in Curitiba, Londrina, Florianópolis, Porto Alegre and Pelotas, and Center-Western ones happen in Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Goiânia and Brasília...
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Episode Segment A Segment B Segment C Segment D Air Dates 31-01 391 Basque pelota balls Pallet trucks Dumplings Brass faucets May 5, 2018 31-02 392 Laptops...
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Past sports Badminton Baseball Bodybuilding Casting Indoor cycling Netball Pelota Roller hockey Rugby sevens Sambo Softball Sumo Surfing Taekwondo Triathlon...
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the game has been preserved. The Spanish referred to it as el juego de la pelota, "the ballgame." The game involved kicking a small, hard ball against a...
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racing) FIB (bandy) WBSC (baseball, softball and Baseball5) FIPV (basque pelota) WCBS (billiards sports) CMSB (boules) IBF (bowling) WBF (bridge) ICU (cheer)...
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