Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Boccia
at the XV Paralympic Games
Boccia pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Paralympic Boccia
Venue Riocentro, Barra Cluster
Dates September 2016
Competitors 104
«2012 2020»
Boccia at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
Boccia pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Individual
BC1 BC2 BC3 BC4
Team
BC1–2
Pairs
BC3 BC4

Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics[1] will be held in Riocentro, in the Barra district of Rio de Janeiro in September 2016, with a maximum of 104 athletes (24 women, 80 gender unspecified) competing in seven events. The programme consists of four individual events, two pairs events, and one team event, spread across four classifications.

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.[2][3]

  • 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

All events in boccia are mixed gender. there are four individual events, two pairs events and a combined classification team event.

Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Events
Classification Events
Individual Pairs Team
BC1 N/A
BC2
BC3 N/A
BC4

Qualification

An NPC can enter one (1) BC1/BC2 Team consisting of four (4) athletes of which a minimum of one (1) must be in the BC1 sport class. An NPC can enter one (1) BC3 Pair consisting of three (3) athletes. An NPC can enter one (1) BC4 Pair consisting of three (3) athletes.

The number of female athletes representing an NPC must be: ƒ - at least one (1) female athlete for NPCs qualifying one (1) Team or Pair; ƒ - at least two (2) female athletes for NPCs qualifying two (2) or three (3) Team/Pairs.

An NPC can enter a maximum of three (3) athletes in each of the Individual medal events.[4]

Qualified teams

Competition BC1/BC2 Team BC3 Pairs BC4 Pairs
Qualified Teams Quota Qualified Teams Quota Qualified Teams Quota
Host Nation  Brazil (BRA) 4  Brazil (BRA) 3  Brazil (BRA) 3
BISFED
2015 Boccia
Regional
Championships[5]
Europe
United Kingdom London
 Great Britain (GBR) 4  Belgium (BEL) 3  Slovakia (SVK) 3
Asia
China Hong Kong
 Thailand (THA) 4  South Korea (KOR) 3  China (CHN) 3
Americas
Canada Montreal
 Argentina (ARG) 4  Brazil (BRA)[6]
 Canada (CAN)
3  Canada (CAN) 3
BISFED 2015 Boccia
World Team Rankings
30 April 2016[7]
 Slovakia (SVK)
 Portugal (POR)
 Spain (ESP)
 Japan (JPN)
 China (CHN)
 South Korea (KOR)
 Hong Kong (HKG)
 Netherlands (NED)
32  Greece (GRE)
 Portugal (POR)
 Great Britain (GBR)
 Singapore (SIN)
12  Hong Kong (HKG)
 Great Britain (GBR)
 Thailand (THA)
 Hungary (HUN)
12
BISFED 2015 Boccia
World Individual Rankings
30 April 2016
BC1
 Greece (GRE)
 Norway (NOR)

BC2
 Israel (ISR)
 Mexico (MEX)
 Canada (CAN)
5
 Japan (JPN)
 Hong Kong (HKG)
 Czech Republic (CZE)
 Sweden (SWE)
 Australia (AUS)
5  South Korea (KOR)
 Portugal (POR)
2
Total Athletes - 108 53 29 26

Competition schedule

Competition lasts from 10 to 16 September. Each day , contains a morning and afternoon session.[8]

OC Opening ceremony Preliminaries  ●  finals CC Closing ceremony
September 2016 7
Wed
8
Thu
9
Fri
10
Sat
11
Sun
12
Mon
13
Tue
14
Wed
15
Thu
16
Fri
17
Sat
18
Sun
Gold
medals
Boccia OC  ● 
 ●  ● 
 ●  ● 
 ●  ● 
CC 7


References

  1. http://www.rio2016.com/boccia
  2. Classes & Classification, Boccia Australia
  3. About Boccia, GB Boccia Federation
  4. Boccia - Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Official site of the 2016 Summer Paralympics
  5. Bisfed Regional Team and Pairs Champs
  6. As Brazil has already qualified through a host nation quota, this quota is released
  7. Final World Rankings, from BISFED.
  8. Ticket Guide, from rio2016.org.

External links