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Leo Van Craeyvelt
Leo Van Craeyvelt, born in Ghent on February 19, 1921, died on June 1, 2016.

Mr Leo Van Craeyvelt was, together with Mr Guido Mortier and Mr Sylvain Van Mol, the founder of our Flemish Federation in 1978, then called the VLPS - Flemish League for the Promotion of Petanque Sport (Belgium).

Leo Van Craeyvelt was also the first President of our Federation and was also President of the Belgian Petanque Federation.

Together with his then board, he laid the foundation for a still growing federation.

One of the most beautiful organizations that Leo has achieved is the establishment of the “North Sea Tournament”. A meeting that started between Belgium and the Netherlands but quickly grew into a meeting between all countries bordering the North Sea. We may even consider this organization as the precursor to the founding of the CEP – “Confédération Européenne de Pétanque ”