Bocce, sometimes anglicized as bocce ball, bocci or boccie, is a ball sport belonging to the boules family. Developed into its present form in Italy, it is closely related to British bowls and French pétanque, with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roman Empire. Bocce is played around western, southern and southeastern Europe, as well as in overseas areas with historical Italian immigrant population, including Australia, North America, and South America, principally Argentina and the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Initially played just by the Italian immigrants, the game has slowly become more popular with their descendants and more broadly.
Pétanque is a sport that falls into the category of boules sports, along with raffa, bocce, boule lyonnaise, lawn bowls and crown green bowling. In all of these sports, players or teams play their boules/balls towards a target ball.
Boules is a collective name for a wide range of games similar to bowls and bocce in which the objective is to throw or roll heavy balls as closely as possible to a small target ball, called the jack in English.
Pétanque at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games took place in the Hidden Vale Sports Club in Angeles City, Philippines.
The 2001 World Games, the sixth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Akita, Japan.
Jeu provençal is a French form of boules.
Boules sports, including boule lyonnaise, pétanque and raffa, were introduced as World Games sports at the World Games 1985 in London.
Boule bretonne is a sport popular in Brittany, France, similar to boule lyonnaise and to a lesser extent, pétanque. The method of playing varies widely among those that play it.
Bocce volo, or boule lyonnaise, is a boules-type game.
The Pétanque World Championships are international pétanque competitions organized by the International Federation of Petanque and Provençal game; F.I.P.J.P..
Tennis competitions at the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe was held from May 28 to June 1 at the Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg.
France competed at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland, from July 20, 2017 to July, 30 2017.
The table tennis competition at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe took place from 30 May to 3 June 2017 at the Kursaal Congress Center in the City of San Marino. Compared to previous competition at Games of the Small States of Europe, two new events were added, men's and women's team events, bringing total number to 6 events.
The boules competitions at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona took place between 28 and 30 June at the Campclar Velodrome.
Turkey participates in the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain from 22 June to 1 July 2018. 349 athletes, including 205 male and 144 female, from Turkey were registered to compete in 31 sports at the Games.
The men's lyonnaise progressive doubles event in boules sports at the 2001 World Games took place from 17 to 19 August 2001 at the World Games Plaza in Akita, Japan.
The women's lyonnaise progressive doubles event in boules sports at the 2001 World Games took place from 17 to 19 August 2001 at the World Games Plaza in Akita, Japan.
The women's pétanque doubles event in boules sports at the 2001 World Games took place from 17 to 19 August 2001 at the World Games Plaza in Akita, Japan.
The men's pétanque doubles event in boules sports at the 2009 World Games took place from 20 to 22 July 2009 at the 228 Memorial Park in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
The women's pétanque doubles event in boules sports at the 2009 World Games took place from 20 to 22 July 2009 at the 228 Memorial Park in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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