European Pétanque Championships
European Pétanque Championships are organised by the European Pétanque Federation (''Confédération Européenne de Pétanque'' – CEP) in collaboration with its member country federations. There are five main player groups for competitions: Youth (under 18), Up-and-coming (''Espoirs'', under 23), Women, Men, and Veteran (over 55). Competitors play a variety of games according to their age. The results of the Championships – excluding Veteran – determine the top 24 Nations to represent Europe at the FIPJP :fr:Pétanque World Championships, Pétanque World Championship. History * 1990s – the idea for a new competition for Youth and Women European players is first discussed by the German and Danish Federations * 1998 – France, supporting the idea, invite teams for an inaugural event in Dijon, France. * 1999 – foundation of CEP in Strasbourg, France * 2000 – 1st Official European Championship for Juniors in Liège, Belgium supported by the Belgian Federation * 2001 †...
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Pétanque
Pétanque (, ; oc, petanca, , also or ) 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. In pétanque the objective is to score points by having boules closer to the target than the opponent after all boules have been thrown. This is achieved by throwing or rolling boules closer to the small target ball, officially called a ''jack'' ''(fr: cochonnet)'', or by hitting the opponents' boules away from the target, while standing inside a circle with both feet on the ground. The game is normally and best played on hard dirt or gravel. It can be played in public areas in parks or in dedicated facilities called ''boulodromes''. The current form of the game was codified in 1907 or 1910 in La Ciotat, in Provence, France. The French name ''pétanque'' (borrowed into English, with or without the acute accent) com ...
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