Petanque championships set record for highest number of participants

On trying his hand at throwing a petanque ball after the press conference on the Johor International Petanque Men’s and Women’s Double Open Championships 2022.

ALMOST 900 athletes are expected to participate in the Johor International Petanque Men’s and Women’s Double Open Championships 2022 later this month, says Datuk On Jabbar @ Ja’afar.

The Johor deputy state secretary (Sports, Youths and Volunteers) said the event would also be recorded in the Malaysia Book of Records for the highest number of participants for the sport.