More than 1,200 players attended the 50th edition of the Pentecost regional in Saint-Affrique

The senior and women's triplet finals of the 50th Regional of Pentecost began this Sunday at 12:30 p.m. in the square of honor of the public garden. Midi Libre – J.M.COGNOT

The Pyrénées-Orientales women’s team (blue) with Aveyronaise. Midi Libre – J.M.COGNOT

Les Aveyronnais (à g.) ont été battus 13 à 9 par les Ariégeois. Midi Libre – J.M COGNOT

The good weather contributed to the success of this sporting event which has become an unmissable event over the years.

The 50th regional Pentecost organized by the Entente pétanque saint-affricaine brought together 1,208 players this weekend. This Sunday noon, the two triplet finals began in front of just over a hundred spectators. The women's race was won in 1h30 by the team Manon Delpage, Carine Vidal and Zohra Taibi, from the Pyrénées-Orientales. "The beginning was a little more difficult than the end," declares Carine Vidal. "Manon shot very well. We're happy."

The trio beat 13 to 5 the Aveyron team of Aurélie Bories, from Creissels, godmother of the 50th Regional, with Hanaé Viala, from Creissels, and her sister Inès Viala, junior from The Primaube. "In front, the girls were very strong with a very good shootere, comments the latter. Overall, we struggled to play well." 

An Ariège triplet stands out 

It's the Ariège team made up of Louis Bauer, Eugène Manenti and Jean-Paul Delaurier who won the senior triplet in two hours of play, with a score of 13 to 9. "We are happy to have won. We thank our adversaries who behaved very well, " declares Eugène Manenti. "The coin fell on our side. We led a little at the start but overall we deserved to win."

The Ariégeois beat the Aveyronnais Damien Azaïs (The atomic ball of the castle), Dorian Guilhem, from Creissels, and Julien Guilhem, from Villefranche-de-Rouergue. &quot ;We played well on Saturday with some very good games," confides Damien Azaïs. "In the final, we played a little less well and the opponents scored very well."