Republic of Korea athlete Howon Jeong seized the final boccia gold medal on offer to complete a memorable and inspiring series of individual events at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
As attention now turns to the pairs and team…
By Graham Thomas
The Boccia National Championships of India runs from January 8 to January 16 and 2025 will be the ninth year since its inception.
The tournament in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, features the country’s leading players and comes…
New Year’s Message
Dear Friends,
As the year draws to a close, we would like to pay tribute and heartfelt thanks to all those who have made 2024 such a memorable 12 months for boccia.
From our wonderful gold…
It is with great sadness that World Boccia shares the news that two athletes from Great Britain - Will Arnott and Matt Berry - have both died this week. Will represented GB in the Paralympics and Matt won Gold…
By Graham Thomas
When Aurélie Aubert unexpectedly earned gold at this year’s Paris 20204 Paralympic Games, she did more than simply boost the home nation’s medal tally.
She also ensured she would go on to become one of France’s…
Our Coach Educator, Camilo Ortega (Col), has just returned from leading a successful boccia coaching course in Ecuador! The World Boccia Level 1 Coaching Course was held in Quito on October 29th and 30th and it hosted 15 enthusiastic…
From the 28th of September until the 4th of October, the Sport Technical Training Workshop for was held in Cali, Colombia. This workshop aimed to stimulate the development of boccia in South America and the Caribbean.
This…
World Boccia is please to share with you an updated version of the Calendar of events for 2025. There will be a grand total of 19 World Boccia sanctioned Event next year. The committee is working hard to confirm…
Today (10th October) is World Mental Health Day. World Mental Health Day was first celebrated on 10th October 1992 and has been observed annually since then. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of good mental health through…
Following an open call earlier this year and a stringent assessment process, World Boccia are delighted to announce that the following manufacturers of boccia balls are World Boccia Approved Ball Suppliers for 2025-2028:
Apowatec Boccas Balls, Unipessoal Lda Bocha…
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recent published the 2025 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods. It can be found here. It has been approved by WADA’s Executive Committee and enters into force on 1st January 2025. To help National…
