World Pétanque and Bowls Federation

World Pétanque and Bowls Federation

Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Lausanne
Website	https://wpbf-fmbp.org/index.php/en/

The World Pétanque and Bowls Federation (WPBF) is the international organization, recognized by the International Olympic Committee, which governs the sport of the boules.^[1]

History

The CMSB – Confédération Mondiale des Sports de Boules – was created (on 21 December 1985 in Monaco) by three international boules organizations

• CBI Confederazione Boccistica Internazionale (bocce)
• FIB Fédération Internationale de Boules (Sport-boules)
• FIPJP Fédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal (pétanque and jeu provençal)

for the purpose of lobbying the Olympic committee to make boules sports part of the summer Olympics. World Bowls (bowls) was also a member from 2003 until 2013. Boules and the CMSB were granted consideration for entry to the Olympic Games on 15 October 1986, but have never been granted the status of an official Olympic sport. Nevertheless, every year the CMSB continues to re-present its application.^[2]

Recognition

The WPBF a sports federation recognized by the following confederations.

• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF)
• SportAccord (GAISF)^[3]

See also

• Boules at the Summer Olympics
• Boules sports at the World Games

References

1. "Members". ARISF. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
2. History of the FIPJP Archived 10 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine at the FIPJP web site.
3. "SportAccord – Members". sportaccord.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

External links

• Official website