[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":132},["ShallowReactive",2],{"country-en-togo":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"country_code":118,"description":119,"extension":120,"federation":121,"flag":123,"lastUpdated":124,"meta":125,"navigation":126,"path":127,"region":128,"seo":129,"stem":130,"__hash__":131},"countries\u002Fcountries\u002Fen\u002Ftogo.md","Pétanque in Togo",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":109},"minimark",[9,13,17,22,38,42,67,71,87,91,102,106],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"pétanque-in-togo",[14,15,16],"p",{},"Togo is a growing pétanque nation in West Africa, home to a national federation that has hosted a continental championship, produced a world-medal-winning precision shooter, and built a grassroots club network stretching well beyond the capital, Lomé.",[18,19,21],"h2",{"id":20},"history","History",[14,23,24,25,29,30,33,34,37],{},"The ",[26,27,28],"strong",{},"Fédération Togolaise de Sport Boule (FTSB)"," governs pétanque nationally. ",[26,31,32],{},"Edem Bonou"," led the federation from April 2018, overseeing a period of renewed international activity that included Togo hosting a major continental championship in 2019. In June 2022, ",[26,35,36],{},"Dominique Gnazo"," was unanimously elected to succeed Bonou as FTSB president for a four-year term.",[18,39,41],{"id":40},"african-championships","African Championships",[14,43,44,45,48,49,57,58,66],{},"Togo hosted the ",[26,46,47],{},"7th African Pétanque Championship in Lomé from 13-16 June 2019",", an event that drew ten African national teams to a specially prepared venue in the capital. The Togolese men's team reached the ",[26,50,51,52],{},"quadrettes final as host nation, finishing runner-up after a 13-9 defeat to ",[53,54,56],"a",{"href":55},"\u002Fcountries\u002Ftunisia","Tunisia",". Togo also competed at the ",[26,59,60,61,65],{},"8th African Championship, held in Ouagadougou, ",[53,62,64],{"href":63},"\u002Fcountries\u002Fburkina-faso","Burkina Faso",", from 5-7 November 2021",", part of a 16-nation field competing for qualification places at the following World Championship.",[18,68,70],{"id":69},"world-championship-bronze","World Championship Bronze",[14,72,73,74,82,83,86],{},"At the ",[26,75,76,77,81],{},"50th World Pétanque Championships in Cotonou, ",[53,78,80],{"href":79},"\u002Fcountries\u002Fbenin","Benin"," (September 2023)",", an eight-athlete Togolese delegation competed across the tournament's disciplines. Togo's shooter reached the podium in the ",[26,84,85],{},"precision-shooting (tir de précision) event, taking the bronze medal",", one of the strongest individual results by a Togolese pétanque athlete on the world stage to date.",[18,88,90],{"id":89},"the-togolese-pétanque-scene","The Togolese Pétanque Scene",[14,92,93,94,97,98,101],{},"The FTSB oversees an estimated ",[26,95,96],{},"1,500 pétanque practitioners"," nationally, organized across roughly ",[26,99,100],{},"fifty clubs and six regional leagues",". The northern city of Kara is one of the sport's organized regional hubs, with its own dedicated pétanque league led by a secretary general responsible for local competitions and club development. The federation has also used veteran-recognition events to honor long-serving Togolese players and administrators who helped build the sport domestically.",[18,103,105],{"id":104},"where-to-play","Where to Play",[14,107,108],{},"Visitors to Lomé and other Togolese cities can find organized pétanque through FTSB-affiliated regional leagues, with club activity concentrated around the capital and the northern Kara region.",{"title":110,"searchDepth":111,"depth":111,"links":112},"",2,[113,114,115,116,117],{"id":20,"depth":111,"text":21},{"id":40,"depth":111,"text":41},{"id":69,"depth":111,"text":70},{"id":89,"depth":111,"text":90},{"id":104,"depth":111,"text":105},"TG","Togo hosted the 2019 African Pétanque Championship in Lomé and won a precision-shooting bronze at the 2023 World Championship in Cotonou. Discover the Fédération Togolaise de Sport Boule and the Togolese pétanque scene.","md",{"name":28,"url":122},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Fp\u002FF%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration-Togolaise-de-Sport-Boule-100092555362780\u002F","🇹🇬","2026-07-15",{},true,"\u002Fcountries\u002Fen\u002Ftogo",null,{"title":5,"description":119},"countries\u002Fen\u002Ftogo","zTdVfxw979eCJmInPrMlN-CqtWwqqMGZuxA5T-mhRDk",1786097169835]