
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
Argentina took the first place in general ranking in the Pan American Bocce Women Cup played in Colonia Valdense - Uruguay from 13 to 17 November 2018.
https://cbi-prv.org/argentina-takes-first-place-in-panamerican-bocce-women-cup
Italian team took the first place wining against San Marino, Switzerland third place and Turkey fourth place in International Quadrangular Tournament played in Campobasso on 1-2 December.
https://cbi-prv.org/italy-wins-the-quadrangular-tournament
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
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.
https://cbi-prv.org/world-championship-a-big-success
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
19-25 September 2022Rome - ITALY
https://cbi-prv.org/world-juniors-bocce-championship
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
During the silence in the international tournament calendar, Lučenec managed to host the 11th edition of the Central European Raffa Tournament.
https://cbi-prv.org/lucenec-hosted-11th-central-european-cup
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
30 October - 5 November 2022Mersin - TURKEY
https://cbi-prv.org/world-singles-and-mixed-doubles-championship
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
PanAmerican Juniors Bocce Championship was held in Carlos Barbosa, Brazil from the 4th to the 10th of April 2022.
https://cbi-prv.org/panamerican-juniors-bocce-championship
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
CBI President, Mutlu Turkmen, visited the two Algerian ministers and the centre for African Raffa Confederation before and after the Mediterranean Games competitions.
https://cbi-prv.org/official-visits-in-algiers
5-8 December 2022Kota Bharu - MALAYSIA
https://cbi-prv.org/asian-oceanian-bocce-championship-juniors-seniors
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.
https://cbi-prv.org/islamic-solidarity-games-a-big-success
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
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.
https://cbi-prv.org/mersin-ready-for-the-big-meeting
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 13th Kemer Open which gathers Raffa, Volo, and Petanque disciplines together was held in Kemer-Antalya from the 22nd to the 25th of October 2022.
https://cbi-prv.org/algeria-dominates-the-13th-kemer-open
The 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-malaysia
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
African Bocce Championship was held in Touggourt, Algeria, on 19-24 May 2024. The single men and women competition finalists were qualified for the 2024 World Championship.
https://cbi-prv.org/african-bocce-championship-in-touggourt
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.
https://cbi-prv.org/terni-hosted-european-championship
The 16th Iranian All Petanque and Bocce Championships for selecting men's and women’s national teams and the 17th General Assembly of the Iran Petanque and Bowls Association (IPBA) were organized successfully in Tehran from January 13-17, 2025. Last week was the second time that the most famous international venue in Iran, “Azadi Sport Complex”, hosted the national annual of the IPBA.
https://cbi-prv.org/iranian-federation-organizes-assembly-and-championship