Qualification for boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics begin from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2019. There are seven mixed events where 82 quotas are gender free and 34 are for females to make a total of 116 athletes.
Summary
Timeline The following is a timeline of the qualification events for the boccia events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Event Date Venue BerthsPairs and team (NPC allocation) 2019 BISFed Boccia Asia/Oceania Championships 2–9 July 2019 Seoul 10 athletes 2019 BISFed Boccia European Championships 25 August–1 September 2019 Sevilla 10 athletes 2019 BISFed Boccia Africa/Americas Championships 29 September–6 October 2019 São Paulo 10 athletes 2019 BISFed Pairs and Teams World Ranking 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2019 — 60 athletes Host nation (subject to BISFed World Ranking) 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2019 — 10 athletes Individual (NPC allocation) 2019 BISFed Boccia Asia/Oceania Championships 2–9 July 2019 Seoul 4 athletes 2019 BISFed Boccia European Championships 25 August–1 September 2019 Sevilla 4 athletes 2019 BISFed Boccia Africa/Americas Championships 29 September–6 October 2019 São Paulo 4 athletes Pairs and team athletes — — 40 athletes Individual (athlete allocation) 2019 BISFed Individual World Ranking 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2019 — 40 athletes
Quotas The qualification slots are allocated to the NPC not to the individual athlete or team. Individual World Ranking List slots are allocated to the individual athlete not to the NPC. An NPC can allocated one pair or team in a BC1/BC2 team, BC3 or BC4 pairs events. An NPC can qualify a maximum of two athletes per individual medal event. In each pair or team event, an NPC must have at least one female athlete in their pair or team.
Entry systems Individuals {| class="wikitable" |- ! !! BC1 !! BC2 !! BC3 !! BC4 |- align=center |align=left|2019 RegionalChampionships || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 |- align=center |align=left|Individual World Ranking(No team/pair)''* || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 |- align=center |align=left|Individual World Ranking(In team/pair)* || 3 || 7 || 7 || 7 |- align=center |align=left|Individual Female World Ranking(No team/pair) || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 |- align=center |align=left|From teams/pairs || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 |- ! Total !! 20 !! 24 !! 24 !! 24 |}*''' up to the maximum entry per NPC.
Pairs and teams BC1/2 Team BC3Pairs BC4Pairs Athlete numbers 40(4 per NPC) 30(3 per NPC) 30(3 per NPC) Host country 1 1 1 Direct qualificationTop rank in Regionals 3 3 3 Ranking qualification 6 6 6 Total 10 10 10
Qualification summary As of December 2019.
Pairs and team Event Pair Team BC3 BC4 BC1/BC2 Host nation European Championship Asian/Oceanian Championship American/African Championship Pairs/Team World Ranking
Individual Event BC1 BC2 BC3 BC4 European Championship Asian/Oceanian Championship American/African Championship 1 2 Individual from Pairs/Team Female World Ranking (No Team/Pair) World Ranking (No Team/Pair) World Ranking (From Team/Pair) rowspan=4
Note 1 Mexico did not qualify for the BC1/BC2 team event, so Eduardo Sanchez Reyes represents as Mexico for NPC allocation and BISFed World Ranking for NPC that did not qualify for pairs and team events will be reduced by one. 2 Argentina did not qualify for the BC3 pairs event, so Stefania Ferrando represents as Argentina for NPC allocation and BISFed World Ranking for NPC that did not qualify for pairs and team events will be reduced by one.
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