{"id":7112,"date":"2025-02-27T15:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T14:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/specialolympics.ch\/?post_type=soswi_sportarten&#038;p=7112"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:12:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:12:59","slug":"petanque","status":"publish","type":"soswi_sportarten","link":"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/en\/sports\/petanque\/","title":{"rendered":"Petanque"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-soswi-large-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-067a9867 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Petanque is a ball game related to <a href=\"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/en\/start-and-ranking-lists-nsg-2026\/boccia\/\">Boccia<\/a>. The sport is also offered as Unified Sports\u00ae. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Competition Format<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:-12px;margin-bottom:-12px\">Petanque is played in teams of three players, where, in the Unified Sports\u00ae format, two athletes and one Unified Partner play together. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Petanque is very popular in Switzerland, especially in Western Switzerland.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unlike Boccia, Petanque is played with metal balls, which are significantly heavier compared to the plastic Boccia balls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Special Olympics Switzerland is also invited to international competitions and World Games. We forward invitations to international events to athletes and sports groups who are active with us. Further information can be found under <a href=\"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/en\/international-competitions\/\">International Competitions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/en\/blog\/world-games\/\">World Games<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unified-sports_lozenge_red-1024x285.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2874\" style=\"width:188px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unified-sports_lozenge_red-1024x285.png 1024w, https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unified-sports_lozenge_red-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unified-sports_lozenge_red-768x213.png 768w, https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unified-sports_lozenge_red-1536x427.png 1536w, https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unified-sports_lozenge_red.png 1716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"soswi-pagenavigation alignright\">\n    <h2>Regulations<\/h2>\n\t<ul class=\"fa-ul\">                <li>\n                    <span class=\"fa-li\"><i class=\"fal fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n                    <a\n                            target=\"_blank\"\n                            href=\"https:\/\/files.soswi.compresso.website\/Homepage\/Sport\/Sportarten\/PE-Petanque\/Reglement_PETANQUE_09.2021_d.pdf\"\n                    >Regulations Special Olympics Switzerland<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                    <span class=\"fa-li\"><i class=\"fal fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n                    <a\n                            target=\"_blank\"\n                            href=\"https:\/\/files.soswi.compresso.website\/Homepage\/Sport\/Sportarten\/PE-Petanque\/Reglement_PETANQUE_%c3%84nderungen_2021_d.pdf\"\n                    >Changes to Regulations<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                    <span class=\"fa-li\"><i class=\"fal fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n                    <a\n                            target=\"_blank\"\n                            href=\"https:\/\/fipjp.org\/\"\n                    >International Federation Regulations<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n              <\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facts &amp; Figures 2024<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-weiss-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-70a187f1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"soswi-factsfigures\">\n\t<div class=\"facts\">\n      <div class=\"fact\"><p class=\"factNumber\">4<\/p><p class=\"factTitle\">Events<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fact\"><p class=\"factNumber\">163<\/p><p class=\"factTitle\">Athlete Participations<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fact\"><p class=\"factNumber\">32<\/p><p class=\"factTitle\">Unified Partner Participation<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fact\"><p class=\"factNumber\">33<\/p><p class=\"factTitle\">Participation Coaches<\/p><\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contacts<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-weiss-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e3964afe wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-752cd03d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"personsblock aligncenter single vertical\">\n  <div class=\"person\">\n  <div class=\"person__image is-100\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mitarbeiter-special-olympics-2023-10-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"person__content\">\n    <div>\n      <h2>Jonathan Grept<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"jobdescription\">Sport, Competitions  Training<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div><p class=\"contacttitle\"><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:grept@soswi.compresso.website\">E-Mail<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7616,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"Petanque at Special Olympics Switzerland","_seopress_titles_desc":"Discover Petanque, the ball game with Unified Sports\u00ae format. 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