Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics 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. 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.Classes & Classification , Boccia AustraliaAbout Boccia , GB Boccia Federation
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.Boccia - London 2012 Paralympic Games , Official site of the Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)
Qualification timeline
Event Date Venue Type CPISRA Boccia European Championship 25 June – 2 July 2009 Póvoa de VarzimEuropean Boccia Championship, twitdoc.com Individual, Teams, Pairs CPISRA Boccia Asia & South Pacific Championship 14–22 August 2009 Tsim Sha TsuiSingapore Wins Silver at the 3rd Asia and South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009 , Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC), 19 August 20093rd Asia and South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009, Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled Individual, Teams, Pairs CPISRA Boccia America's Cup 24–29 October 2009 MontrealBoccia America's Cup , ameriquesboccia2009.qc.ca Individual, Teams, Pairs CPISRA Boccia World Championship 30 May – 10 June 2010 LisbonBoccia , Australian Athletes With A Disability Individual, Teams, Pairs 2010 Asian Para Games 12–19 December 2010 Guangzhou Individual 2011 CPISRA Boccia World Cup 18–27 August 2011 ColeraineBoccia Schedule, Official site of the Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA) 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 CPISRA Boccia Teams and Pairs World Ranking
Participating nations 103 competitors from 21 nations competed.
Medal summary
Medal table
Medalists Individual BC1 Individual BC2 Individual BC3 Individual BC4 Team BC1–2 Witsanu HuadpraditMongkol Jitsa-NgiemPattaya TadtongWatcharaphon Vongsa Zhiqiang YanWeibo YuanQi ZhangKai Zhong Dan BentleyNigel MurrayZoe RobinsonDavid Smith Pairs BC3 Maria-Eleni KordaliNikolaos PananosGrigorios Polychronidis Armando CostaJosé MacedoLuis Silva Pieter CilissenKirsten de LaenderPieter Verlinden Pairs BC4 Dirceu PintoEliseu dos Santos Radek ProcházkaLeoš Lacina Marco DispaltroJosh Vander Vies
References
External links - Rankings at CPISRA