Basque pelota at the 2023 Pan American Games explained

Event:Basque pelota
Year:2023
Venue:Spanish Stadium (es)
Competitors:66
Nations:12
Num Events:8 (4 men, 4 women)
Prev:2019
Next:2027

Basque pelota competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile are scheduled to be held at the Spanish Stadium located in Las Condes between October 31 and November 5, 2023.[1] [2]

Eight medal events are scheduled to be contested, two singles and two doubles events for men and women.

Qualification

See main article: Basque pelota at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. A total of 66 athletes (33 per gender) will qualify to compete. Each nation may enter a maximum of 12 athletes (six per gender). The host country (Chile) automatically qualified a full team of 12 athletes. There will be a total of two qualification events. The best ranked country of the Americas in each event of the Biarritz 2022 Absolute World BasquePelota Championship will secure a spot. The second event is the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament, in which 21 men and 21 women will be qualified. [3]

Participating nations

A total of 12 countries qualified athletes.

Medal summary

Medalists

Men's events
Doubles trinquete rubber ball

Facundo Andreasen
Alfredo Villegas

Arturo Rodríguez
Daniel García

Julián Stabon
Esteban Romero
Individual fronton rubber ball
Doubles frontenis

Isaac Cruz
Jorge Olvera

Lorenzo Cardozo
Emiliano García
Frontball
Women's events
Doubles trinquete rubber ball

María García
Cynthia Pinto

Dulce Figueroa
Laura Puentes

Sofía Vicente
Agustina Cuestas
Individual fronton rubber ball
Doubles frontenis

Ximena Placito
Ariana Cepeda

Magdalena Muñoz
Natalia Bozzo
Frontball

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santiago 2023 Officially Confirms Sports Venues. 14 June 2022. www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 3 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Sport Calendar Pan American Games. 21 July 2022. www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 10 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Santiago 2023 Qualification System manual. 11 April 2022. www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 4 June 2022.