Raffa (boules)
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Raffa, also known as raffa bocce or roundup, is a specialty, both male and female, of bocce. It is governed by Confederazione Boccistica Internazionale (CBI).
Quick Facts Highest governing body, First played ...
Highest governing body | Confederazione Boccistica Internazionale |
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First played | 18th century in Italy |
Characteristics | |
Contact | Non-contact |
Team members | Individual, team |
Type | Bocce |
Equipment | Bocce (balls) & pallino (jack) |
Presence | |
Olympic | No |
World Games | 2009 – 2017 |
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Along with pétanque and bocce volo, it is one of the three specialties proposed by the Confédération Mondiale des Sports de Boules (all of which are included in the World Games) as possible new disciplines for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]