
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.
https://cbi-prv.org/general-assembly-held-in-mendrisio-on-26th-may
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.
https://cbi-prv.org/joint-meeting-between-cbi-board-and-technical-committee
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.
https://cbi-prv.org/10th-kemer-open-2nd-balkan-cup
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.
https://cbi-prv.org/first-step-in-asia-oceania-was-a-big-success
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.
https://cbi-prv.org/cbi-president-turkmen-visits-ioc-vice-president
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.
https://cbi-prv.org/bocce-included-in-south-american-games-2022
CBI was approved as a full member of TAFISA during the 26th TAFISA General Assembly held in Tokyo on the 15th of November 2019.
https://cbi-prv.org/cbi-joins-to-tafisa
Bocce will be included in the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games which will be held in Konya, Turkey, in 2021.
https://cbi-prv.org/bocce-included-in-islamic-solidarity-games
CMSB, extra-ordinary assembly and executive committee meeting was held in Lyon on the 8th of February.
https://cbi-prv.org/cmsb-general-assembly-in-lyon
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.
https://cbi-prv.org/cbi-excom-meets-online
CBI executive committee had another online meeting on the 29th July 2020 evaluating new issues and ongoing problems caused by Covid19.
https://cbi-prv.org/executive-committee-online-meeting
CBI Executive Committee had its first meeting of 2021 on the 16th of January in order to discuss various issues.
https://cbi-prv.org/online-excom-meeting
CBI Executive Committee had its virtual meeting on the 1st of July and decided to postpone the World Bocce Juniors Championship to 2022.
https://cbi-prv.org/world-juniors-championship-postponed-to-2022
During the 12th International Kemer Open Tournament, the first "Precision Shooting" tournament was organized.
https://cbi-prv.org/first-official-competition-of-raffa-precision-shooting
The 2021 Libya Championship was organized in Tripoli, November 13-14, 2021, with the participation of 106 players.
https://cbi-prv.org/libyan-team
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;
https://cbi-prv.org/seasons-greetings
CBI national referee course was held in Tunisia between 3-7 February 2022 with the support of the Libyan Federation.
https://cbi-prv.org/referee-course-held-in-tunisia
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.
https://cbi-prv.org/full-representation-in-mediterranean-games
The opening of the World Juniors Bocce Championship was held in the spectacular historical municipal square of Rome.
https://cbi-prv.org/spectacular-opening-in-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.
https://cbi-prv.org/world-juniors-shares-titles
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.
https://cbi-prv.org/bocce-shines-in-south-american-games
The 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-mersin
The Extraordinary Elective General Assembly of Confederation European Raffa (CER) was held in Bergamo on 26th November 2022.
https://cbi-prv.org/cep-general-assembly
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.
https://cbi-prv.org/pallino-dor-marks-50th-anniversary
The 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-away
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.
https://cbi-prv.org/algeriaoran-hosted-world-juniors
26 October 2024Kemer, Antalya - TÜRKİYE
https://cbi-prv.org/cbi-general-assembly-1
The CBI General Assembly was held in Kemer during the World Championship, and Turkmen was re-elected as the president for the new cycle.
https://cbi-prv.org/cbi-general-assembly-2
Libya 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-president
CBI 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