Doping Agency Lifts Alcohol Ban for Pétanque
(thanks to spiegel.de for the story)

Devotees of pétanque will now be able to enjoy a glass of pastis before a match again: The World Anti-Doping Agency is to remove alcohol from its list of prohibited substances for competitions.

Only the French, those masters of civilized living, could have invented the sport of pétanque. The game, a form of boules, involves throwing metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden jack, and can easily be played while smoking a Gauloise and drinking a glass of pastis.

Now competition pétanque players, who were previously banned from drinking during matches, can enjoy a glass too. The World Anti-Doping Agency, which coordinates the fight against doping in sport, has cut alcohol from its list of illegal substances for boules competitions.

The agency was responding to a petition by the World Boules Federation (CMSB), the French newspaper Libération reported Tuesday. "Let's be sensible," CMSB president Romolo Rizzoli told the newspaper. "You can drive a car after drinking two glasses of wine, but you can't play boules?" Rizzoli then wrote a letter to WADA, which heard his plea.

Boules will be taken off the list of sports for 2008 in which alcohol is prohibited. The list is now reduced to seven, including archery, billiards and powerboating, among others.

Boules players still have a long list of substances to avoid in competition, however. As well as the usual suspects of anabolic steroids, growth hormones, and beta-blockers, players are specifically instructed to abstain from cocaine, hashish, and heroin.

Source:http://petanque.org/news/admin/463.shtml

Sunday 14 August2011

1pm-5pm
at Prospect Pétanque Club

Afternoon Delights

ENTRY-ONLY $3
PRIZE-Specially selected good quality wine

• BYO food
• Doubles by team or by draw
• 3 @ 45min timed games
• Top 2 teams - Final play-off

“Let the good times roll”

Pétanque-Picnic

Pétanque-Picnic next Sunday 20th April 2008

 at 11.30am for 12noon.

 On the magnificent parkland, opposite 32 South-Terrace, Adelaide
(Close to Goodwood Rd - Anzac-Highway), providing:

Lighted Pétanque pistes,
Barbecue,
toilet
secured play ground

The Games start at 1.30pm
(registration close 1.20pm)

It will be a double f day.

- Do You have a pétanque partner?
   No problem now you can be sure to play and also you could choose to play in 2x2 or 3x3 on the spot?

-With the choice of playing serious pétanque or convivial one, the choice is not only on the game but on your day’s planner.

- Bring the family (and the grand children) for a BYO picnic, just grab a chicken leg (cooked) so you do not dirty your kitchen!

- Or, sleep in and do your Sunday morning things without rushing, go for a walk and then if you wish, have lunch at Glenelg before   being at 1.15pm at pétanque-Picnic (the chicken/lamb-Yiros at Makis on Jetty Rd, is yummy)

- Please inform all the past and present pétanque’s players, not wishing to plays in League’s games, of this pétanque-Picnic

More people in pétanque, better for pétanque.

Jean-Philippe Guglielmi, Mob: 0415 862 332