petanque- The most masculine sport in the world

petanque is a sport that falls into the category of the Bulls, alongside Rafa, Bocha, Lion’s Ball, Grass Bowls and Crown Green Bowling. In all of these sports, players or teams play their balls / balls towards a goal ball.

Invention of the game-In France in the second half of the 19th century a form of boules known as jeu provençal (or boule lyonnaise) was extremely popular. In this form of the game players rolled their boules or ran three steps before throwing a boule. Pétanque originally developed as an offshoot or variant of jeu provençal in 1910, in what is now called the Jules Lenoir Boulodrome in the town of La Ciotat near Marseilles.

National and international competitions
There are a number of important world championship tournaments.

The FIPJP world championships take place every two years. Men’s championships are held in even-numbered years, while Women’s and Youth championships are held in odd-numbered years.

Perhaps the best-known international championship is the Mondial la Marseillaise à Pétanque, which takes place every year in Marseille, France, with more than 10,000 participants and more than 150,000 spectators

I was personally exposed to the game at a young age because I am half French

Although my mother is French, it was my dad who started playing petanque professionally (as a hobby)

Photo of my dad during a tournament (photo from newspaper)

In conclusion – there are many types of sports in the world, but the most masculine is petanque (mel give it a chance)