Basque pelota close to currently rare specialty of "rebot". The mid-19th century saw the explosion of the "pelota craze". The player "Gantxiki" is considered the original "father" of the chistera, the basket-shaped racquet which can propel the ball at incredible speeds, introduced around 1850. The top champions of the end of the 19th century, such as "Chiquito de Cambo", were immensely popular and the best-paid sportsmen of their time. The first official competitions were organized in the 1920s, and led to the world championship in the 1950s. In 1924 the United States built their first fronton, in Miami. Jai- Alai is used
Spanish Sports Federation for Persons with Physical Disabilities Corazón Grande, Spanish Federation of Sports for Persons with Physical Disabilities (FEDDF) Spanish Sports Federation for Cerebral Palsy (FEDPC) and Spanish Blind Sports Federation (FEDC) were involved with organizing a national skiing competition in Benasque in which over 80 disability skiers participated. Spanish Sports Federation for Persons with Physical Disabilities Spanish Sports Federation for Persons with Physical Disabilities () is one of five disability sport organizations aligned with the Spanish Paralympic Committee that works towards support disability sport in Spain, and in this case specifically for people with physical disabilities. FEDDF is one of five disability sport organizations that belongs