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Petanque Club Oisterwijk Is Aging: 'At 70, I Am One of the Young People'

Summary by omroeptilburg.nl
It is a petanque tournament. Petanque is one of the jeu de boules games. It is not played in a straight line but in a free circle. “There is much more to the game than you think,” says Beijens. “It is a real sport with strategies.” On Saturday they play doublets, a doubles game. The player who is the layer tries to place the boules, large balls, as close as possible to the but, small ball. The shooter tries to bounce the boules away from the oth…
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It is a petanque tournament. Petanque is one of the jeu de boules games. It is not played in a straight line but in a free circle. “There is much more to the game than you think,” says Beijens. “It is a real sport with strategies.” On Saturday they play doublets, a doubles game. The player who is the layer tries to place the boules, large balls, as close as possible to the but, small ball. The shooter tries to bounce the boules away from the oth…

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omroeptilburg.nl broke the news in on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
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