Republic of Korea athlete Howon Jeong seized the final boccia gold medal on offer to complete a memorable and inspiring series of individual events at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
As attention now turns to the pairs and team…
By Graham Thomas
Indonesia’s emergence as a world boccia powerhouse will face a rapid major test when Asia’s leading players gather in Japan for the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games.
Fresh from topping the medal table at the Seoul…
By Graham Thomas
Welsh athlete Rachel Bailey will represent Great Britain for the first time at an international tournament when she competes at the Olbia World Boccia Challenger in Italy next week.
Bailey has been selected in the BC1…
By Graham Thomas
The Pilsen 2026 World Boccia Challenger provided the first opportunity for many of the sport’s rising stars to test themselves in major international competition since the World Boccia Championships in Seoul.
Held from September 7-15, the…
After eight days of unforgettable memories and intense competition, this has been a weekend of goodbyes and homeward journeys. But what a World Boccia Championships we witnessed thanks to 186 athletes from 48 nations. We have crowned 11 world…
By Graham Thomas and Jungin Bae
Previous members Daniel Michel of Australia and Argentina’s Stefania Ferrando are among six athletes who have been elected to a new six-member Athletes’ Committee within World Boccia.
The new group includes representatives from…
The election of a new World Boccia Athletes’ Committee is now the next significant moment in a busy period of change for the sport, with the vote taking place during the 2026 World Boccia Championships in Seoul.
World Boccia…
By Graham Thomas The 2026 World Boccia Championships in Seoul are providing a remarkable link with the sport’s past, with four athletes competing in the Korean capital having also taken part in the tournament 24 years ago.
Maciel…
The World Boccia Championships are underway in Seoul, South Korea with the first day of competition.
Where to Watch the World Boccia Championships
South Korea - SOOP
Thailand - TSport7
Other Territories -
Court 1 https://play.sooplive.com/worldboccia
Court 2…
By Graham Thomas
The world’s leading players will converge on Seoul this week for a World Championships that promises to be one of the most fiercely contested in the sport’s history.
From August 27, the South Korean capital will…
World Boccia faces a very competitive election at next week’s General Assembly in Seoul after 12 candidates were confirmed for four board positions.
The election, to be held on August 26 during the World Boccia Championships, will be the…
