Foil, the first female fencing event on the Olympic program, was introduced in 1924. The Games were also the first to feature demonstration sports: Basque pelota, savate (French kickboxing), canoe and canne de combat — a French martial art similar to fencing in which competitors use a cane...
Foil, the first female fencing event on the Olympic program, was introduced in 1924. The Games were also the first to feature demonstration sports: Basque pelota, savate (French kickboxing), canoe and canne de combat — a French martial art similar to fencing in which competitors use a cane...
This paper intends to show the metonymical identification that exists between the male body and the Basque community and how this identification provokes a systematic exclusion of women from the spaces where cultural protagonism is displayed. To do so, it will examine how protagonism is performed...
Paris Olympic Events – Then The Olympic Games in 1900 saw a number of events run for the first – and only – time. One of these was the ball game Basque Pelota, which saw only two teams participate – unsurprisingly, these were France and Spain. The 1900 shooting events involved live ...
Basque, more and more kids are playing rugby and soccer. And on the rare occasions when someone does come into contact with jai alai and shows a slight interest, the equipment is far from cheap. One pelota costs $100 and only lasts 20 minutes on the court before it cracks and splits ...