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4 September 2024

IPC President presents David Hadfield OBE with the Paralympic Order

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons presented David Hadfield OBE, former President of World Boccia, with his 2023 Paralympic Order earlier this week (1 September) at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The Paralympic Order is the highest…

3 September 2024

New Heroes, Fresh Stories and Bright Future for Boccia After Individual Events at Paris 2024 Paralympics

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…

30 August 2024

Paris 2024 Paralympics Begins with Historic Day for Boccia

It has been a dramatic, exciting and historically significant opening for boccia as the tournament began at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Not only is boccia celebrating its 40th anniversary as a Paralympic sport, but for the first time the…

29 August 2024

World Boccia and Tarw Strike Deal For Official Clothing Partner

World Boccia officials at the Paris Paralympics will be wearing branded clothing supplied by Tarw Sports, as part of a new commercial agreement struck ahead of the Games. The deal – which includes clothing and event equipment for those…

27 August 2024

Draw for Paris Paralympic Games Promises Thrilling Head-To-Head Battles

Slovakia will bid to repeat their top placing in the boccia medal table when the 2024 Paralympic Games begins in Paris, following the completion of the tournament draw. BC4 athlete Martin Streharsky will spearhead the Slovak challenge after winning…

14 August 2024

Boccia at the 1984 Paralympics (Part Two)

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be the 11th occasion boccia has appeared at the Games and represents the 40th anniversary of its first inclusion in 1984. In celebration of that landmark, World Boccia is examining the roots of…

18 July 2024

Boccia: 1984 to 2024

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be the 11th occasion boccia has appeared at the Games and represents the 40th anniversary of its first inclusion in 1984. In celebration of that landmark, World Boccia is examining the roots of…

1 July 2024

Final selections for Paris 2024

World Boccia is pleased to announce the bi-partite slot allocation for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The World Boccia Competition Committee, in association with the IPC, selected 24 individual athletes across the 8 individual classes to compete in Paris.…

12 June 2024

Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will have multiple medal contenders

This year’s Paralympic boccia tournament in Paris promises to be the most geographically diverse in the sport’s history. If there was one significant takeaway from the recent São Paulo 2024 World Boccia Cup in Brazil, it was the high…

20 May 2024

Countdown to Paris – 100 Days to Go to the Paralympic Games

DAVID Smith admits it will be a tough task to become a triple individual Paralympic champion, but believes he is on track with 100 days to go to Paris. Great Britain’s three-time gold medal winner – he also picked…

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