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To speed up the sport, Magic City has reduced the traditional fronton by nearly 60 feet (18 meters) and replaced the goatskin ball — as hard as a hockey puck — with a bouncier pelota that ricochets against plexiglass instead of the traditional granite wall.
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Joshua Goodman, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022
Dubbed the world’s fastest ball sport, jai alai involves players hurling and catching a pelota with a cesta on a three-walled court.
—Arian Campo-Flores, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2022
Athletes competed in a variety of sports and other competitions, including Basque pelota, croquet and tug of war, but there were no opening or closing ceremonies.
—Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 3 Aug. 2021
The games includes the centuries-old pelota mixteca (Mixtec-style ball) and variant called pelota de esponja (sponge ball), both played with decorated mitts that combine indigenous design with contemporary logos.
—Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com, 12 July 2018
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Joshua Goodman, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022
Dubbed the world’s fastest ball sport, jai alai involves players hurling and catching a pelota with a cesta on a three-walled court.
—Arian Campo-Flores, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2022
Athletes competed in a variety of sports and other competitions, including Basque pelota, croquet and tug of war, but there were no opening or closing ceremonies.
—Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 3 Aug. 2021
The games includes the centuries-old pelota mixteca (Mixtec-style ball) and variant called pelota de esponja (sponge ball), both played with decorated mitts that combine indigenous design with contemporary logos.
—Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com, 12 July 2018
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“Pelota.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pelota. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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