BOCCIA AT THE 2012 SUMMER PARALYMPICS

Boccia
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Boccia; at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	ExCeL
Dates	2 – 8 September
Competitors	104
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Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics^[1] was held in the ExCeL from 2 September to 8 September, with a maximum of 104 athletes (80 men, 24 women) competing in seven events.^[2] There were four individual events, two pair events, and one team event.

Classification

When competing in boccia at national or international level, the athletes were competing in events with different classifications, based on level of physical disability.^[3]^[4]

BC1 - Cerebral palsy.
- Locomotor dysfunction affecting the whole body.
- Use hands or feet to propel the ball into play
- May be assisted by an aide.
BC2 - Cerebral palsy.
- Locomotor dysfunction affecting the whole body
- Use hands to propel the ball into play
- Not assisted by an aide.
BC3 - Cerebral palsy or another disability.
- Locomotor dysfunction in all four limbs.
- Use the help of a ramp to propel the ball into play.
- Assisted by an aide (ramper).
BC4 - Not cerebral palsy, but another disability, for example muscular dystrophy or tetraplegia.
- Locomotor dysfunction in all four limbs
- Use hands to propel the ball into play
- Not assisted by an aide.

Events

Mixed

Individual
- BC1
- BC2
- BC3
- BC4

Team
- BC1/BC2

Pairs
- BC3
- BC4

Qualification

The athlete quota for boccia is 104 athletes, 80 men and 24 women. Each National Paralympic Committee (NPC) can have up to a maximum of nine athletes (one team of four, one pair of three, and one pair of two) in team and pair events, and 12 in individual events. Athletes must be on the CPISRA Boccia Individual World Ranking List, to be eligible for selection. Athletes who wish to qualify for the Paralympics need to be on the ranking list closing 31 December 2011.^[5]

Qualification timeline

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Event	Date	Venue	Type
CPISRA Boccia European Championship	25 June – 2 July 2009	Póvoa de Varzim^[6]	Individual, Teams, Pairs
CPISRA Boccia Asia & South Pacific Championship	14–22 August 2009	Tsim Sha Tsui^[7]^[8]	Individual, Teams, Pairs
CPISRA Boccia America's Cup	24–29 October 2009	Montreal^[9]	Individual, Teams, Pairs
CPISRA Boccia World Championship	30 May – 10 June 2010	Lisbon^[10]	Individual, Teams, Pairs
2010 Asian Para Games	12–19 December 2010	Guangzhou	Individual
2011 CPISRA Boccia World Cup	18–27 August 2011	Coleraine^[11]	Individual, Teams, Pairs
2011 CPISRA European Cup	28 Oktober–1 November 2011	Hamar	Individual
2011 Parapan American Games	19–27 November 2011	Guadalajara	Individual

Qualified teams

Competition	BC1/BC2 Team	BC3 Pairs	BC4 Pairs
Host Nation	Great Britain (GBR)	Great Britain (GBR)	Great Britain (GBR)
CPISRA Boccia Teams and Pairs World Ranking^[12]	South Korea (KOR) Thailand (THA) Spain (ESP) Japan (JPN) Portugal (POR) China (CHN) Brazil (BRA) Ireland (IRL) Canada (CAN) Argentina (ARG) Hong Kong (HKG)	Greece (GRE) Portugal (POR) Belgium (BEL) Japan (JPN) South Korea (KOR) Canada (CAN) Thailand (THA)	Brazil (BRA) Thailand (THA) Czech Republic (CZE) Hong Kong (HKG) Canada (CAN) Slovakia (SVK) Portugal (POR)

Participating nations

103 competitors from 21 nations competed.

Argentina (4)
Belgium (3)
Brazil (7)
Canada (9)
China (5)
Czech Republic (3)
Great Britain (9)
Greece (5)
Hong Kong (6)
Ireland (5)
Japan (5)
Mexico (1)
Norway (1)
Portugal (9)
Singapore (1)
Slovakia (5)
South Korea (7)
Spain (8)
Sweden (1)
Thailand (8)
United States (1)

Medal summary

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil (BRA)	3	0	1	4
2	Thailand (THA)	2	0	0	2
3	South Korea (KOR)	1	1	1	3
4	Greece (GRE)	1	0	0	1
5	China (CHN)	0	3	0	3
6	Great Britain (GBR)	0	1	1	2
6	Portugal (POR)	0	1	1	2
8	Czech Republic (CZE)	0	1	0	1
9	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	1	1
	Canada (CAN)	0	0	1	1
	Norway (NOR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 entries)		7	7	7	21

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual BC1 details	Pattaya Tadtong Thailand	David Smith Great Britain	Roger Aandalen Norway
Individual BC2 details	Maciel Sousa Santos Brazil	Yan Zhiqiang China	Jeong So-yeong South Korea
Individual BC3 details	Choi Ye-jin South Korea	Jeong Ho-won South Korea	José Macedo Portugal
Individual BC4 details	Dirceu Pinto Brazil	Yuansen Zheng China	Eliseu dos Santos Brazil
Team BC1–2 details	Thailand (THA) Witsanu Huadpradit Mongkol Jitsa-Ngiem Pattaya Tadtong Watcharaphon Vongsa	China (CHN) Zhiqiang Yan Weibo Yuan Qi Zhang Kai Zhong	Great Britain (GBR) Dan Bentley Nigel Murray Zoe Robinson David Smith
Pairs BC3 details	Greece (GRE) Maria-Eleni Kordali Nikolaos Pananos Grigorios Polychronidis	Portugal (POR) Armando Costa José Macedo Luis Silva	Belgium (BEL) Pieter Cilissen Kirsten de Laender Pieter Verlinden
Pairs BC4 details	Brazil (BRA) Dirceu Pinto Eliseu dos Santos	Czech Republic (CZE) Radek Procházka Leoš Lacina	Canada (CAN) Marco Dispaltro Josh Vander Vies

References

^ "Paralympics - Paralympic Games History, Overview, Committee". london2012.com. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^ "Boccia: 12 Facts for London 2012". 2012 Summer Paralympics. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
^ Classes & Classification Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Boccia Australia
^ About Boccia Archived 15 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, GB Boccia Federation
^ ^a ^b Boccia - London 2012 Paralympic Games Archived 29 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Official site of the Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)
^ European Boccia Championship, twitdoc.com
^ Singapore Wins Silver at the 3rd Asia and South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009 Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC), 19 August 2009
^ 3rd Asia and South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009, Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled
^ Boccia America's Cup Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, ameriquesboccia2009.qc.ca
^ Boccia Archived 29 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Athletes With A Disability
^ Boccia Schedule, Official site of the Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)
^ "Boccia World Rank List" (PDF). CPISRA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

External links

- Rankings at CPISRA

[1] "Paralympics - Paralympic Games History, Overview, Committee". london2012.com. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

[2] "Boccia: 12 Facts for London 2012". 2012 Summer Paralympics. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[3] Classes & Classification Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Boccia Australia

[4] About Boccia Archived 15 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, GB Boccia Federation

[qual-5] Boccia - London 2012 Paralympic Games Archived 29 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Official site of the Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)

[6] European Boccia Championship, twitdoc.com

[7] Singapore Wins Silver at the 3rd Asia and South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009 Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC), 19 August 2009

[8] 3rd Asia and South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009, Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled

[9] Boccia America's Cup Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, ameriquesboccia2009.qc.ca

[10] Boccia Archived 29 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Athletes With A Disability

[11] Boccia Schedule, Official site of the Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)

[12] "Boccia World Rank List" (PDF). CPISRA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

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