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.
https://cbi-prv.org/world-juniors-shares-titlesMersin 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.
https://cbi-prv.org/mersin-ready-for-the-big-meetingFrom 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.
https://cbi-prv.org/bocce-shines-in-south-american-gamesThe opening ceremony of the World Joint Raffa and Volo Championships was a huge gathering staging 52 teams from 37 countries.
https://cbi-prv.org/opening-ceremony-in-mersinThe Ordinary Elective General Assembly of CBI was held in Mersin during the World Bocce Championship on the 3rd of November.
https://cbi-prv.org/cbi-general-assembly-held-in-mersinThe Extraordinary Elective General Assembly of Confederation European Raffa (CER) was held in Bergamo on 26th November 2022.
https://cbi-prv.org/cep-general-assemblyThe European Championship for Clubs was organised in Bergamo from 24th to 27th November with 10 male club teams and 8 female club teams. Italy won both titles.
https://cbi-prv.org/italy-wins-both-titles-in-eurocupThe third edition of Asian & Oceanian Bocce took place in Kota Bharu- Malaysia, from 5 to 8 December 2022, with participants from 6 countries.
https://cbi-prv.org/3rd-asia-ocenia-championship-held-in-malaysiaThe former chair of the CBI Auditors Committee, Mr. Mehmet Demirdelen, lost his life on the 4th of June due to a heart attack.
https://cbi-prv.org/demirdelen-passes-awayParaguay Bocce Federation hosted the second PanAmerican Juniors Bocce Championship which qualified the teams for the coming World Juniors Championship in Algeria.
https://cbi-prv.org/2nd-panamerican-juniors-bocce-championshipThe African Championship was organized in Tunisia between 16-22 June 2023. The host team, Tunisia dominated the championship winning 3 titles out of 7 categories.
https://cbi-prv.org/tunisia-leads-the-african-championshipThe 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.
https://cbi-prv.org/algeriaoran-hosted-world-juniorsThe 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.
https://cbi-prv.org/iranian-national-championshipLast March 27, Wednesday, the Basque Association of Beach Tennis and Minority Sports organized the First Basque Championship of Bocce in the individual category.
https://cbi-prv.org/first-steps-of-basque-country-in-bocceEuropean 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.
https://cbi-prv.org/terni-hosted-european-championshipThe European Juniors Championship hosted by the Austrian Federation in Innsbruck was a success for Italy, leading with a total of 3 golds. France was the rising team, taking second in the total ranking, followed by Türkiye with the same points.
https://cbi-prv.org/euroepan-juniors-championshipLibya hosts the regular and elective general assembly meeting of the Arab Federation of Bocce. Under the patronage of the Libyan Ministry of Sports, the Libyan Federation of Bocce hosted the assembly in the city of Tripoli on 12-13 December. The president of CBI, Dr Mutlu Turkmen and the EC member of the Federation of Arab Sports Federations, Dr Basil Al Shaer, also participated in the assembly.
https://cbi-prv.org/arab-bocce-union-elects-the-new-presidentBefore the 43rd edition of the historic and coveted “MB FIB AWARD” (Marche Bowls FIB Award), Pope Francis accepted the Bocce delegation in St Peter's Basilica, Vatican, including the regional and federal managers of the Italian Federation, and the CBI President.
https://cbi-prv.org/pope-francis-hosts-bocce-delegationCBI President Dr Mutlu Turkmen received the 'International Personality' award during the 43rd edition of the FIB MB Awards Ceremony held in the Honor Hall of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) on the 20th of December, 2024.
https://cbi-prv.org/turkmen-receives-international-personality-award