Jai alai is a sport originating in the Basque region where a ball is thrown at high speeds against a walled space using a handheld basket. The Basque Government promotes jai alai as the fastest sport in the world due to recorded ball speeds of over 300 km/h. Beñat Etxebarria Urkiaga is a Spanish professional soccer player for Athletic Bilbao who came up through their youth academy ranks, playing for both their third team and reserve side in his early career.