The Leader Newspaper
Spain top standings at International Petanca Tournament
The Las Salinas Petanca league International Tournament on 8th May was started with the throwing of the cochennet by Rosario Martinez Chazarra, who is deputy to the mayor of Ayuntamiento De Torrevieja. She was joined by her colleagues and the introduction was in Spanish, English, French and Swedish.
The 6 countries participating were from Spain, Sweden, Belgium, United Kingdom, France and Denmark. The players were all competing for the top slot, but all games were friendly with lots of joviality. Refreshments were provided by Denmark and the seating was plentiful to rest between games.