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Jai- Alai THE FASTEST GAME IN THE WORLD. PELOTA VASCA. Jai Alai ( Pelota Vasca ). Jai alai ( /ˈhaɪ.əlaɪ/; Basque: [ˈxai aˈlai]) is a sport involving a ball bounced off a walled space. . The game is called " zesta-punta " (basket tip) in Basque and “ Pelota Vasca ” in Spanish.
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Jai- Alai THE FASTEST GAME IN THE WORLD PELOTA VASCA
Jai Alai (PelotaVasca) • Jai alai ( /ˈhaɪ.əlaɪ/; Basque: [ˈxai aˈlai]) is a sport involving a ball bounced off a walled space. • The game is called "zesta-punta" (basket tip) in Basque and “PelotaVasca” in Spanish • The term, is also often loosely applied to the fronton (the open-walled playing area) where the sport is played.
The Basque Government promotes jai alai as "the fastest sport in the world” because it helds the world record for ball speed with a 125g–140g ball covered with goatskin that traveled at 302 km/h (188 mph), performed by José Ramón Areitio at the Newport Jai Alai in Rhode Island. • The jai alai basket is called a "cesta", which is Spanish for basket. Jai Alai (PelotaVasca)
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