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-mayItaly 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-championshipCBI 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-committeeInternational 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-usaArgentina 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-cupItalian 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-tournamentFirst 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-successWorld 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-successIn 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-2022Italian 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-championshipThe 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-malaysiaItalian 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-juniorsCBI 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-tafisaCMSB, extra-ordinary assembly and executive committee meeting was held in Lyon on the 8th of February.
https://cbi-prv.org/cmsb-general-assembly-in-lyonDuring 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-wecCBI 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-onlineCBI 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-meetingCBI 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-meetingCBI 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-2022During 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-cupDuring the 12th International Kemer Open Tournament, the first "Precision Shooting" tournament was organized.
https://cbi-prv.org/first-official-competition-of-raffa-precision-shootingThe 2021 Libya Championship was organized in Tripoli, November 13-14, 2021, with the participation of 106 players.
https://cbi-prv.org/libyan-teamCBI 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-greetingsCBI 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-tunisiaPanAmerican 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-championshipAlgerian Raffa and Billiards Federation hosted the joint African Championship of Raffa and Volo in Algiers, Algeria from 7 to 13 May.
https://cbi-prv.org/algeria-dominated-african-championshipAfter 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-gamesCBI 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-algiersPalazzo di Bocce hosted the second edition of its International Invitational Tournament on 22-23 July 2022.
https://cbi-prv.org/palazzo-di-bocce-hosted-2nd-editionBocce 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-successThe opening of the World Juniors Bocce Championship was held in the spectacular historical municipal square of Rome.
https://cbi-prv.org/spectacular-opening-in-romeWorld 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...
https://cbi-prv.org/world-juniors-shares-titlesFrom 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 historical joint World Championships of Raffa and Volo gathering 52 teams from 37 countries ended successfully.
https://cbi-prv.org/historical-word-championships-endedThe 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 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-openThe 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-eurocupL'Aquila, as the European Sports City in 2022, hosted an international Bocce tournament gathering 8 best players from the world.
https://cbi-prv.org/champions-meet-in-laquilaThe 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-championshipEuropean Juniors Championship in Rome was finished with the amazing performance of the athletes on the final day.
https://cbi-prv.org/amazing-performance-of-european-juniorsThe 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-bocceAfrican 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-touggourtEuropean 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-championshipThe 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-openingThe CBI General Assembly was held in Kemer during the World Championship, and Turkmen was re-elected as the president for the new cycle.
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