Native sports of Lanzarote

Native sports of Lanzarote

Most cultural manifestations of any town are closely linked to indigenous sports.

This is also the case in Lanzarote, where Canarian Wrestling stands out above all. This sport was featured as a demonstration event at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games and traces its origins back to the island's aboriginal population.

La Vela Latina, a traditional coastal boat racing sport, enjoys a large following due to the islanders' strong connection to the sea. Other traditional sports, such as Juego del Palo—also of pre-Hispanic origin—and Pelotamano, are equally characteristic and offer valuable insight into the identity and way of life of the people of Lanzarote.

Native sports

  • Bola Canaria in Lanzarote

    Bola Canaria

    Canary ball is a precision throwing game, which basically , consists of throwing a certain number of balls in the direction of another smaller ball. l

  • Canarian wrestling in Lanzarote

    Canarian wrestling

    Traditional sports practice can be defined as an activity of opposition between two fighters who try, from an established grip, to unbalance the opponent

  • Palo Canario in Lanzarote

    Palo Canario

    Traditional ludic practice is a confrontation between two players with sticks that they handle with their hands.

  • Levantamiento de arado en Lanzarote

    Levantamiento de arado

    Considered both a physical test and a sports activity, where strength, skill and skill are combined with mental concentration.

  • Salto del pastor in Lanzarote

    Salto del pastor

    Consists in using your can to follow the super cattle ing the unevenness: the can rests on a lower point and the shepherd descends through it.

  • Pelotamano in Lanzarote

    Pelotamano

    Traditional sports game of cooperation-opposition currently practiced on the island of Lanzarote, where it has preserved the ancient forms of ball games.

  • Latina sailing in Lanzarote

    Latina sailing

    Boats, that range between 5 and 8.50 meters in length, we find it in its construction, they are made solely and exclusively of wood by the well-known riverside woodpeckers.

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