Eibar: a Basque Team Making History
by Jurdan Artetxe. “Suddenly, you find yourself in 1st Division, but it´s as if nothing had ever changed.” When the managers of Eibar, including its…
Sports
The History of Basque Women as Sports Professionals in Frontons
by Juan Ignacio Zulaika Women with rackets in hand, dressed in white, wearing berets, and with colored bows and ties. They were not the same…
Basque Rural Sports: Where Effort is the Key
by Iñaki Mendizabal Elordi. Who would actually want to extend their working day endlessly? Who is able to consistently challenge the elements and even compete…
TERNUA, A Basque Garment on Top of the World
by Juanma Molinero Ugalde. On September 25, 1992, the Iñurrategi brothers, Alberto (Aretxabaleta, 1967) and Félix (Aretxabaleta, 1966-Gasherbrum II, 2000) became the youngest mountaineers to…
Aritz, Ready to Conquest the Seas
by Álvaro Vicente Martiarena. A universal Basque. A friendly face in a professional sport where it is difficult to make a mark. But he has….
Basque Basketball Navigating Against the Economic Crisis
by Borja Santamaría. Two almost opposite realities merge in Basque basketball. In sporting terms, the situation is close to ideal. Not so many years ago…
“Remonte”: a Modality of Basque Pelota Fighting to Survive
by Juan Ignacio Zulaika One kilometer from the center of Hernani (Gipuzkoa), the new dish-shaped building sits leaning toward the ground while another, of rectangular…
Basque Teams, Benefiting from the Economic Crisis of Spanish Soccer
by Joseba Iturria. Basque teams, especially the Real Sociedad of San Sebastian and the Athletic Club of Bilbao, have benefited from the economic crisis affecting…
“JAI ALAI” or Globalization
by Juan Ignacio Zulaika At a time of economic crisis like the present there are Basque companies who have found a hopeful output in the…
Vincent ‘the Cripple’, the First Basque in the Tour de France
by Ander Izagirre. The hundredth edition of the French bike race is taking place these days. The first Basque who took part in it was…