Yearly Archives: 2020

There have been some recent changes to BISFed’s Referee Committee. Here is the news:

The World of Boccia has lost a legend of the sport – BC4 athlete Dirceu Pinto from Brazil. He sadly passed away on the 1st of April, from heart problems.

To all in the Boccia World: Please find here a message from BISFed President David Hadfield regarding a decision by the BISFed Board concerning 2020 BISFed sanctioned competitions. We will communicate any further relevant information as and when it emerges.

This is possibly the most testing time any of us has experienced and sport is as badly affected by the Corona virus as any other industry. We are of course aware that the worldwide boccia family is concerned to know…

The Croatian government has today (Friday March 13th) officially communicated its decision to postpone all sporting events in the Republic of Croatia until further notice as a measure to control the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

To all in the Boccia World: You will be very aware of the concerns surrounding the outbreak of the Covid19 virus and the potential effect this is having on sporting events around the world. This message is to update you…

Creative Tokyo 2020 staff help BISFed stage successful boccia Paralympic Games test event Staff from Tokyo 2020 have stepped in to help deliver an important boccia test event for the Paralympic Games, after the coronavirus threatened to disrupt the preparations. Tokyo…

In order to test the Games-time environment for the boccia competition during the Paralympic Games, BISFed and Tokyo 2020 had planned to use the Japan Para Championships hosted by the Japan Para Sports Association (JPSA) to carry out the…

The World Ranking used for selection of teams, pairs and individuals is that of 31st of December 2019 (click here to download a pdf version); Athlete eligibility - To be eligible for selection by an NPC, athletes must: