La pelote basque (Les sports régionaux de France)

Of course, we all know le foot, le basket and le tennis... but France has many other regional sports, often unknown outside of their regions of origin! In the following bilingual article, let's find out about la pelote basque, or pelota basqua, a ball game originating from the Basque country.
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