Yearly Archives: 2022

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Patrick Wheeler as the BISFed’s new Chief Medical Officer and Chair of the Anti-Doping Committee. Professor Wheeler is a UK doctor specialising as a Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine…

BISFed is pleased to announce that our President, David Hadfield, has been awarded the honour of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to sport in the Queen’s 2022 Honours List. David was instrumental in…

The first World Boccia Africa Regional Championships have come to an end in Johannesburg. Congratulations to the participating teams and those who have qualified to the Rio de Janeiro 2022 World Boccia Championships to be held in December 3…

The first ever World Boccia African Regional Championships have started in Johannesburg today, ending on the 22nd May 2022. 24 Athletes from 3 Countries - Egypt - 8, Morocco - 6 and South Africa -10 are competing for World…

The Rio de Janeiro 2022 World Boccia Cup has come to an end, bringing together 90 athletes from 18 countries for six days at the Olympic Park Arena Carioca 1. The individual competitions ended last Saturday (30/4) with medals…

After the second day of disputes of the Rio de Janeiro 2022 Boccia World Cup, Andreza Vitória De Oliveira (BC1), André Luiz Filho (BC1), Maciel dos Santos (BC2), Evelyn De Oliveira (BC3), Evani Calado (BC3), Mateus Carvalho (BC3) and…

BISFed´s first competition of 2022 - the Zagreb 2022 World Boccia Challenger - came to a close on Saturday. The first of twelve sanctioned competitions this year, it was great to see our athletes back on the court! See…

The individual competitions of the Zagreb 2022 World Boccia Challenger have come to an end with touching scenes at the Medal Ceremony when Artem Kolinko from the Ukraine collected his Silver Medal under a lengthy applause for the Men´s…

The first World Boccia competition of 2022 is underway! The finals of the individual competitions can be seen tomorrow - 7th April 2022. The match schedule can be found here, live streaming here and results here. Enjoy the game!

In contrast to the terrible atrocities currently happening in the Ukraine, it is humbling and comforting to see how strangers from neighbouring countries and friends from afar are helping those in the Ukraine. In the Boccia community some of…