France Bleu Pays Basque partner of the Mondial de pelota

It is an unmissable event that opens in the Basque Country this Sunday. With the pelota world championships in Biarritz
(and in four towns in the territory), the entire pelota planet is gathered in the northern Basque Country, which has not happened since 1994. From October 23 to 29, Biarritz, Bidart, Bayonne and Hasparren will host the games bare hand, pala, cesta punta, xare, frontball, etc. Throughout the event and even until October 30, France Bleu Pays Basque shares with you the fervor and emotions of this competition.

“100% Pelota”, “Journal du Mondial” and “Mag Basque”

From Monday to Friday, it’s live from Jai Alai in Biarritz that Stéphane Garcia (Monday) and Lucas Aizpurua (Tuesday to Friday) will meet you to talk about rugby news
but also, from 6:30 p.m., Basque pelota. All the news from the World Cup, the performances of the French, the summaries of the day’s games and the extras of this event will be to be followed daily in 100% Pelote on France Bleu Pays Basque (with a special from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday ).

Every morning from Monday 24 to Sunday 30 October, France Bleu gives us an appointment to follow all the news of these 19th Basque pelota world championships with a Journal du Mondial. The results of the day before, the challenges of the day, the state of form of our champions, the small and big moments to live… just after the 8 a.m. news in the 6/9 of France Bleu Pays Basque.

From Monday to Thursday, also follow this World Cup with our reporters in the trinquets and at the foot of the competition pediments every day at 12:30 p.m. The Basque Magazine
will also be live from Jai Alai in Biarritz from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday October 29.

Tickets to be won on France Bleu

France Bleu Pays Basque and the French and international Basque pelota federations invite you to the 19th “Biarritz Basque Country 2022” pelota world championships from October 23 to 29. Until Monday, October 24, listen to France Bleu, try your luck and win your invitations for the opening and closing ceremonies, but also and above all for the qualifying games and the final stages of all disciplines.

You would like to go to see games but you get lost in the program of the World Cup? Discover in our article below, the map of the sites where to see games and the specialties played in each of these places as well as the complete program of the competition.

The Mondial live (radio and video)

Friday 28 and Saturday 29 October, France Bleu Pays Basque will bring you to life live
several World Cup finals.

Friday :

  • 11 a.m. – xare final (live from the Berria trinquet in Hasparren)
  • 12 p.m. – head-to-head bare-handed final (Berria to Hasparren)
  • 4 p.m. – gum paleta finals (Modern trinquet in Bayonne)
  • 8 p.m. – team bare-handed final (Berria to Hasparren)

Saturday :

  • 10 a.m. – final bare hand wall on the left (Plaza berri in Biarritz)
  • 11 a.m. – team bare hand final on the left wall (Plaza berri in Biarritz)
  • 4 p.m. – cesta punta finals (jai alai de Biarritz)

The competition can also be followed on video on francebleu.fr with France 3 NoA. You won’t miss a thing: the opening ceremony and first games of cesta punta on Sunday October 23, frontball finals on Wednesday October 26 as well as paleta, xare, bare hand and cesta punta finals on October 28 and October 29! Follow the competition at any time on France Bleu Pays Basque and on francebleu.fr with France 3 NoA.

The planet is pelota from every angle

Through a series of videos and interviews
discover many personalities from the planet pelota, their respective stories and their common passion for Basque pelota and for the discipline they have chosen.

Champions in front of your questions

Because we are not all Basque pelota specialists. Including for those who have lived in the Basque Country for a long time. Three pelota champions responded without complex to all the questions you may have never dared to ask
aloud. “How much do the players earn?”, “How do we count the points?”, “What do the numbers on the walls of a trinquet correspond to?”.

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