![World Bocce Championship](./images/tr.gif)
4-11 March 2019San Miguel de Tucumán el Jardín de la República, Tucumán - ARGENTINA
https://cbi-prv.org/world-bocce-championship![Italy Wins all 3 titles in the European Female Championship](./images/tr.gif)
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![Joint meeting between CBI Board and Technical Committee](./images/tr.gif)
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![Italian team wins the International Bocce Tournament in USA](./images/tr.gif)
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 Kemer Open & 2nd Balkan Cup](./images/tr.gif)
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 step in Asia & Oceania was a big success](./images/tr.gif)
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 Championship a Big Success](./images/tr.gif)
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![Italy dominates European Championship <b class=red>with</b> 4 golds](./images/tr.gif)
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![First Asian Ocenia Juniors Championship held in Malaysia](./images/tr.gif)
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![Italy Wins All Titles in European Juniors](./images/tr.gif)
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![Bocce included in Islamic Solidarity Games](./images/tr.gif)
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 General Assembly](./images/tr.gif)
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![MoU signed <b class=red>with</b> WEC](./images/tr.gif)
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 ExCom meets online](./images/tr.gif)
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![Executive Committee Online Meeting](./images/tr.gif)
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![Online ExCom Meeting](./images/tr.gif)
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![World Juniors Championship Postponed to 2022](./images/tr.gif)
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![Lucenec Hosted 11th Central European Cup](./images/tr.gif)
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![First Competition of Raffa "Precision Shooting"](./images/tr.gif)
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![2021 Libya Championship was Held in Tripoli](./images/tr.gif)
The 2021 Libya Championship was organized in Tripoli, November 13-14, 2021, with the participation of 106 players.
https://cbi-prv.org/libyan-team![World Bocce Championship](./images/tr.gif)
30 October - 5 November 2022Mersin - TURKEY
https://cbi-prv.org/world-singles-and-mixed-doubles-championship![ExCom Meeting Decisions](./images/tr.gif)
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![Referee Course Held in Tunisia](./images/tr.gif)
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](./images/tr.gif)
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![Full representation in Mediterranean Games](./images/tr.gif)
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![Official visits in Algiers](./images/tr.gif)
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![Islamic Solidarity Games a big success](./images/tr.gif)
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![Spectacular Opening in Rome](./images/tr.gif)
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 share titles](./images/tr.gif)
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 ready for the show](./images/tr.gif)
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![Bocce shines in South American Games](./images/tr.gif)
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![Opening Ceremony in Mersin](./images/tr.gif)
The 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-mersin![CBI General Assembly Held in Mersin](./images/tr.gif)
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![Italy wins both titles in EuroCup](./images/tr.gif)
The 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-eurocup![Champions meet in L'Aquila](./images/tr.gif)
L'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-laquila![3rd Asia-Ocenia Championship held in Malaysia](./images/tr.gif)
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![French Corbihan Hits World Record](./images/tr.gif)
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![Pallino D'or Marks 50th Anniversary](./images/tr.gif)
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![Tunisia Leads the African Championship](./images/tr.gif)
The 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-championship![Amazing Performance of European Juniors](./images/tr.gif)
European 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-juniors![Algeria/Oran Hosted World Juniors](./images/tr.gif)
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![Iranian National Championship](./images/tr.gif)
The 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-championship![Terni Hosts European Championship](./images/tr.gif)
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