While the International Pétanque Championships are taking place all weekend in Sète, the creation of a bowling alley continues to fuel the dreams of Sète enthusiasts.
We must not throw Robert Malzieu on the future of the meeting that he created 26 years ago. The organizer of the International Pétanque, which he orchestrates with the volunteers of AS Pétanq’s Sète, very quickly turns to the question of a hypothetical bowling alley in Sète. An old project. This Saturday, as the Youth International entered its final square, and the women’s tournament began, the boss of the Sète meeting once again shared his fears. As he had already done in our columns on Tuesday.
“Today, we have the impression of being nomads”
It is that to this day, and while the International brings together this year 1,600 players across France in all categories (with a particularly strong women’s field, Editor’s note), Robert Malzieu is Fanny of any structure which would allow his meeting to continue. “If we continue like this, we’re going into the wall. Sète needs a real bowling alley, which would allow us to have the peace of mind to play all year round. to be nomads.”
“A beautiful bowling alley costs 300,000, maybe 400,000”
Coming to Sète as a neighbor, Maurice Caumel, technical director of the Mondial La Marseillaise whose reputation is well established, can only agree with Robert Malzieu. “Having structures is essential to continue to develop. Without that, you decline. This is what prevents you from attracting players and competitions. Sète, for example, has already lost the senior tournament.”
A call to the elected officials of the territory
The organizer of the International is calling on elected officials to carry out this bowling alley project in Sète, and more widely in the region. Robert Malzieu thus began discussions with Sète Agglo. In the corner of his eye, he has the Lafarge wasteland hangar. “There, you get fifty courts. A beautiful bowling alley costs 300,000, maybe 400,000, knowing that the Federation helps the communities. However, you need political will…
Worried about the future, AS Pétanq’s Sète nonetheless remains mobilized all weekend, with this Sunday, in Cayenne, the continuation and end of the National Women’s Triplet. After the eighth and quarters in the morning, the semi-finals and the final will take place this afternoon. under the open sky, and therefore depending on the weather forecast.
