Fine settimana di riunioni ed incontri per i vertici della CBI. Giovedì alle 17, 30, via Skype si riunirà la CTAI, composta dal coordinatore Fabio Luna, dal Segretario Luciano Pulga e dai componenti Claudio Knecht, Mutlu Turkmen; Oscar Butti e Krzysztof Blaszczec.

La CBI ha risposto con entusiasmo, inviando l’arbitro nazionale Massimo Serafini (nella foto), alla richiesta di Yacine Kafi, vero factotum delle bocce in Africa, di aver un esperto che potesse collaborare alla realizzazione di uno stage tecnico ed arbitrale della specialità Raffa e dirigere la competizione "Tournoi Reine Des Oasis - Memorial Benamna/Mejouj", programmata a Touggourt in Algeria dal 14 al 22 aprile scorsi.

Si allarga sempre di più il numero degli appassionati della specialità raffa in Francia.

Nell’ambito dei campionati Europei di Crema, che hanno avuto un grande successo tecnico-organizzativo, venerdì 30 settembre, si è svolta, presso la “Sala dei Ricevimenti” del Comune di Crema, l'Assemblea Elettiva della E.B.A., presieduta da Romolo Rizzoli Presidente della C.B.I. (Confederazione Boccistica Internazionale) e della Federbocce Italiana. Una giornata importante che ha visto l'approvazione del nuovo statuto che prevedeva anche il cambiamento del nome E.B.A. in C.E.R....

Lundi 12 octobre, le Président de la CMSB Claude Azéma, assisté des présidents de la CBI Romolo Rizzoli et de la FIB Christian Lacoste, donnera une conférence de presse à l'ouverture du salon Sportel à Monaco pour annoncer officiellement aux médias la candidature de nos sports boules aux Jeux Olympiques.  

The extraordinary assembly of CBI was held in Mendrisio-Switzerland on the 26th May 2018. The new executive committee was elected unanimously by the votes of 39 countries represented out of 51 members for the following 4 years term.

Il nuovo comitato esecutivo ha avuto il suo primo incontro poco dopo l'assemblea. 

Il dott. Turkmen è stato eletto nuovo presidente di TBBDF.

Durante i diciottesimi Giochi del Mediterraneo svoltisi a Tarragona-Spagna, Enrico DALL'OLMO di San Marino ha vinto una grande vittoria battendo l'italiano Alfonso NANNI con un punteggio di 12-2 nelle gare di Raffa single.

Tre discipline di sport da bocce, Raffa, Lyonnaise e Petanque, sono state incluse nella 3a edizione di African Youth Games. Le competizioni sono state giocate dal 23 al 27 luglio. L'organizzazione è stata un successo totale per le 3 discipline.

Durante il campionato europeo juniores di bocce tenutosi a Kahramankazan, in Turchia, la squadra turca ha vinto la medaglia d'oro nella sua storia.

Il nuovo comitato esecutivo della CBI ha avuto il suo primo incontro a Kahramankazan, Ankara, in Turchia, il 3 agosto, e molte importanti decisioni sono state prese per avviare una vera riforma nello sport di Bocce.

Italy wins the gold medals in all three disciplines in European Women Championship, played in Sondrio, Italy, on 18-21 September 2018.

CBI Board of Directors and Technical Committee had a 2 days working meeting on 20-21 September in Sondrio, Italy during the European Bocce Championship. The first day, general discussions with the participation of the head delegations took place. The second day the meeting was solely between the board of directors and the technical committee.

International Bocce Tournament played in Missouri, USA resulted with the victory of the Italian team; MP Filtri Caccialanza. 

10th International Kemer Open (Raffa, Petanque and Volo) Tournament and 2nd Balkan Bocce (Raffa, Petanque, and Volo) Championship were held in Kemer, Antalya, Turkey with more than 300 participants from 16 nations.  

First Asia & Oceania Raffa Championship was held in New Delhi, India from the 1st to the 4th of December.  A referee seminar and Foundation Assembly of Asia & Oceania Bocce Confederation were also organized along with the championship. 

The president of CBI, Mutlu Turkmen, visited the vice president of International Olympic Committee (IOC), Ugur Erdener, and had a fruitful meeting on the bid of Boules Sports inclusion to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. 

CBI President Dr. Mutlu Turkmen participated TAFISA Jurgen Palm Award Ceremony presented to the EU Commissioner Tibor Navracsics in Brussels.

World Bocce Championship, with the new format and new disciplines, was held successfully in Tucuman Argentina between the 5th and the 10th of March 2019.    

In an important meeting held in Rosario Argentina, it was confirmed that Bocce will be one of the official sports in South American Games in 2022 which will be held in Asuncion, Paraguay. 

CBI was approved as a full member of TAFISA during the 26th TAFISA General Assembly held in Tokyo on the 15th of November 2019. 

Bocce will be included in the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games which will be held in Konya, Turkey, in 2021. 

CMSB, extra-ordinary assembly and executive committee meeting was held in Lyon on the 8th of February. 

During the 3rd International World Ethnosport Forum which was held in Antalya Turkey with the participation of delegates from 49 countries including 11 ministers of sports. One of the participants in the forum was CBI president Mutlu Turkmen and signed an MoU with the president of WEC, Mr. Bilal Erdogan. 

CBI Executive Committee had an online meeting on the 11th of April at 13:00 (CET Time) and decided to postpone World Juniors Championship to 2021.  

CBI executive committee had another online meeting on the 29th July 2020 evaluating new issues and ongoing problems caused by Covid19. 

CBI Executive Committee had its first meeting of 2021 on the 16th of January in order to discuss various issues. 

During the 12th International Kemer Open Tournament, the first "Precision Shooting" tournament was organized.  

The 2021 Libya Championship was organized in Tripoli, November 13-14, 2021, with the participation of 106 players. 

CBI ExCom virtual meeting was held on the 17th December 2021.  The meeting started with a 1-minute silence for the memory of Mr Limardo, CBI vice-president, who passed away a short time ago. The main issues discussed and decisions taken in the meeting are as follows; 

CBI national referee course was held in Tunisia between 3-7 February 2022 with the support of the Libyan Federation. 

PanAmerican Juniors Bocce Championship was held in Carlos Barbosa, Brazil from the 4th to the 10th of April 2022. 

Algerian Raffa and Billiards Federation hosted the joint African Championship of Raffa and Volo in Algiers, Algeria from 7 to 13 May. 

After Tarragona 2018 where Raffa was represented with 1 sole discipline, Raffa took its full representation in Oran 2022 with all 4 disciplines, being played successfully. 

CBI President, Mutlu Turkmen, visited the two Algerian ministers and the centre for African Raffa Confederation before and after the Mediterranean Games competitions. 

Bocce took its place for the first time in the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games which was held in Konya-Turkiye from 9th to 18th of August 2022. 

The opening of the World Juniors Bocce Championship was held in the spectacular historical municipal square of Rome.  

World Juniors Bocce Championship was held in Rome from the 20th to the 24th of September 2022.  After a long break due to the covid19 break, the juniors arriving from various destinations of the world enjoyed competing in the technical bocce center of Rome. The organization was a big success and players did their best to reach the result. Only the best 20 teams in each discipline qualified from the continents had a chance to show up in the championship.    

Mersin Toroslar Municipality hosted the press conference for the World Bocce Championships of Raffa and Volo, Mersin 2022, with the presence of the Governor of Mersin Mr Ali Hamza Pehlivan, President of CBI Dr Mutlu Turkmen and the Mayor of Mersin Toroslar Municipality, Mr Atsız Afşin Yılmaz.

From October 1st to 15th, the XXII South American Games of Asunción 2022 were held, the most important sporting event in South America, in which Bocce was on the stage between October 12th and 14th.

The opening ceremony of the World Joint Raffa and Volo Championships was a huge gathering staging 52 teams from 37 countries.   

The Ordinary Elective General Assembly of CBI was held in Mersin during the World Bocce Championship on the 3rd of November.  

The Extraordinary Elective General Assembly of Confederation European Raffa (CER) was held in Bergamo on 26th November 2022.

L'Aquila, as the European Sports City in 2022, hosted an international Bocce tournament gathering 8 best players from the world. 

Amazing Show in Pallino D’Or   The 50th anniversary of the Pallino D’Or Tournament organized by the Sambucheto Bocce Club ended with an amazing show.   

European Juniors Championship in Rome was finished with the amazing performance of the athletes on the final day. 

The World Juniors Bocce Raffa Championship was held in Oran, Algeria from 19 to 23 September 2023, simultaneously with the World Juniors and Espoirs Bocce Volo Championship. 

The 15th National Petanque and Bocce Championships for Men and Women, together with the 16th General Assembly of the Iran Petanque and Bocee Association, were organized successfully at the newly opened center of this association talent identification and development located in the South-West of Iran in the Shahid Ghorbani International Sport Complex, Ahwaz City, Khouzestan Province during Feb 20-25, 2024.

European Bocce Championship was held in Terni, Italy, on 19-22 June 2024, with 15 teams in 5 disciplines: men's singles, women's singles women, mixed-doubles, men's precision-shooting, and women's precision-shooting.