Are you going to walk away or are you going to show up? In other words, will the 49th Petanque World Championships, scheduled for 16-19 July in Prilly Lausanne (Switzerland), in turn be taken off the 2020 agenda? While the coronavirus crisis has already forced many organisers to give up, with death in their souls, Christian Cosandey, president of the event, doesn't want to (yet) lose his head. For the time being, there are no plans to cancel the event...
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You will find attached a press release from the FIPJP relating to the decisions to be taken by the FIPJP, by all member federations and by their clubs. In addition, there is already a press release on the FIPJP website taking stock of the situation and resuming the behaviors to be observed of which you should already be informed. Cordially Claude Azéma Président the FIPJP - See the 1 press release '"read more'"
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The 49th edition of the World Triplet Championships will be held from 16 to 19 July 2020 in Prilly Lausanne, Switzerland. During these 4 days of competition, more than 200 petanque players from 48 countries affiliated to the Fédération Internationale de Pétanque will compete for the titles of World Champion in Triplet Team & World Individual Champion in Precision Shooting...
On the sidelines of the Petanque Asian Championships, the Confederation held its annual General Meeting on Saturday December 21st, preceded by the Bureau meeting in the morning. Under the leadership of President Tan Sri Abdul Rahim (Malaysia), the Bureau first welcomed the continuous increase in members of the Confederation, which should reach 25 in a few weeks after ratifying the arrival of three new countries, which in turn will make the second confederation in number of federations.
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While the situation is improving in China, the WHO on Friday raised its assessment of the risk of spreading Covid-19 to "very high", the highest level. 52 countries are now affected worldwide. On Friday 13 March, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that the European continent had become the centre of the global pandemic of the new coronavirus. As a symbol in France, the Eiffel Tower (Paris) remained closed, as did many museums, while the government announced that all gatherings of 100 people or more were banned. Governments around the world are taking increasingly drastic measures to contain Covid-19.
The FIPJP wishes the affiliated federations and their sports leaders, these numerous licensed players as well as their family members, a good vintage and a good year 2020. We wish you already a lot of success during the next Petanque & Boules Sport events. May the year 2020 be sprinkled with bursts of joy, petals of happiness, may it be lit by the flame of love and the spark of friendship. Happy New Year !
Dominator Vietnam in mix triplet - The last day of the Asian Petanque championships dedicated to mixed triplets saw an unparalleled triumph of Vietnam who won in both events. Indeed, as is the tradition in the Asian championships, there are two competitions in mix triples: one for mix triples with two Men and a Women, the other with two Women and a Men; the difficulty being heightened by the obligation to align different athletes for the two events.