Pétanque in Bolivia

Bolivia is one of the newest national federations recognized by the Fédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal (FIPJP), joining in 2025 as part of the sport's continued growth across the Pan America Confederation. The federation is based in La Paz and made its first appearance on the regional competitive stage the same year it joined, at a qualifying tournament in Chile.

Bolivia Petanque Federation

The Fédération Bolivienne de Petanque (Bolivia Petanque Federation) became a member of the FIPJP in 2025, per FIPJP's own nation record. The federation is headquartered at Sopocachi, Av. 6 de Agosto #2563, La Paz, Bolivia, and is led by president Yerko Castro Fernández. Bolivia is one of the 14 member federations listed on the FIPJP's page for the Pan America Confederation (PAPC), alongside Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Federation Contact

General enquiries for the federation can be sent to bolivie@fipjp.com, FIPJP's own liaison address for correspondence with Bolivia's federation, or directly to president Yerko Castro Fernández at yerkocastro41@gmail.com. A phone number, +591 76713643, is also listed at the federation's La Paz headquarters. No independent federation website was found; the Pan America Petanque Confederation's own member directory does not yet list a dedicated Bolivia page the way it does for the United States.

International Competition

Bolivia entered the men's triples field at the Panamericano Clasificatorio de Petancas Iquique 2025, held 5-7 November 2025 in Iquique, Chile, and organized by the Bochas Iquique and Sportiva Italiana de Iquique clubs together with the Municipality of Iquique. The top three teams qualified for the 2026 Men's Triples World Championship. Ahead of the event, the host Federación Chilena de Bochas listed ten nations as confirmed: host Chile, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, and Argentina. The FIPJP's published results name eight national teams as taking part (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and the United States), with the United States first, the Dominican Republic second, and Argentina third, the last of those clinching the final berth by beating Mexico 13-0. Bolivia's own finishing position was not published. The World Championship itself, originally awarded to Malaysia, has since moved to Khon Kaen, Thailand (20-24 November 2026); see our 2026 World Championship preview.

What We Could Not Verify

Beyond the FIPJP nation record and Bolivia's entry at the Iquique 2025 qualifier, no clubs, registered players, domestic competitions, or ongoing 2026 activity could be independently confirmed. petanque-world.com's Bolivia listing shows no clubs, players, or competitions, and petanque-generation.fr's international competition directory returns no results for Bolivia. Whether the federation has since built out a club network in La Paz or elsewhere, and whether president Yerko Castro Fernández remains in post, could not be confirmed from available sources as of this writing.