Sports
CROATIA
The European Championship for Women in Bocce
by Dora
spread it all around the Europe, Australia
and America.
In my region this sport is very popular,
and it is also popular in Montenegro and
in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. We
call it ‘balote’.
Rules:
European Championship in Bocce for
Women was held last month in Komiža,
on the Island of Vis. For those who may
not know what bocce is I can help.
Bocce is ball sport which belongs to the
boules sport family. Ancient Romans used
to play it in the Roman Empire, so it’s
quite old. It had evolved in its current
form in Italy. Then, Italian migrants
Bocce is traditionally played on natural
soil and asphalt courts 27.5 meters (90
ft.) in length and 2.5 to 4 meters (8.2 to
13 ft.) wide. Balls for playing can be
plastic or metal. Game can be conducted
between two people or two teams of two,
three or four players. Match starts by
randomly chosen side being given the
opportunity to throw a smaller ball, the
jack (pallino), from one end of the court
into a 5-metre zone (16 ft.) in length,
ending 2.5 meters (8.2 ft.) from the far
end of the court. If the first team misses
twice, the other team is awarded with the
opportunity to place the jack anywhere
they want within the prescribed zone.