
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
Italy wins the gold medals in all three disciplines in European Women Championship, played in Sondrio, Italy, on 18-21 September 2018.
https://cbi-prv.org/italy-wins-all-3-titles-in-the-european-female-championship
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
International Bocce Tournament played in Missouri, USA resulted with the victory of the Italian team; MP Filtri Caccialanza.
https://cbi-prv.org/italian-team-wins-the-international-bocce-tournament-in-usa
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
CBI President Dr. Mutlu Turkmen participated TAFISA Jurgen Palm Award Ceremony presented to the EU Commissioner Tibor Navracsics in Brussels.
https://cbi-prv.org/cbi-president-attends-award-ceremony-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.
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
Italian team dominated European Seniors Championship held in Innsbruck, Austria from 10th to 14th September 2019 winning 4 gold medals. 15 national teams competed in the championship which will qualify the first 7 nations in each category separately for the 2021 World Championship.
https://cbi-prv.org/italy-dominates-european-championship
The first Asian Oceania Juniors Championship was held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia with the participation of 6 nations and 7 teams. The organization which qualified first 3 teams for the world championship was a big success.
https://cbi-prv.org/first-asian-ocenia-juniors-championship-held-in-malaysia
Italian players won all 5 gold medals in European Juniors Bocce Championship held Gersthofen Germany. Austria was ranked the second, and Slovakia the third in overall ranking.
https://cbi-prv.org/italy-wins-all-titles-in-european-juniors
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
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.
https://cbi-prv.org/mou-signed-with-wec
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
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
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
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
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 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 Extraordinary Elective General Assembly of Confederation European Raffa (CER) was held in Bergamo on 26th November 2022.
https://cbi-prv.org/cep-general-assembly
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
The French national team player Aurélien Corbihan hit the world record in precision shooting during the national championship held in Plaintel, France, on the 8th of April, 2023.
https://cbi-prv.org/french-corbihan-hits-world-record
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
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
26 October 2024Kemer, Antalya - TÜRKİYE
https://cbi-prv.org/cbi-general-assembly-1
The World Bocce Championship kicked off with a spectacular opening ceremony. Thirty-six teams representing all the regions of the world marched from the sports hall to the Kemer city centre, where the official ceremony was held.
https://cbi-prv.org/world-championship-kicks-off-with-spectacular-opening
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
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