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…
Following an open call earlier this year and a stringent assessment process, World Boccia are delighted to announce that the following manufacturers of boccia balls are World Boccia Approved Ball Suppliers for 2025-2028:
Apowatec Boccas Balls, Unipessoal Lda Bocha…
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recent published the 2025 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods. It can be found here. It has been approved by WADA’s Executive Committee and enters into force on 1st January 2025. To help National…
World Boccia is pleased to announce that from the 28th of September until the 4th of October, the first ever World Boccia Sports Technical Training Camp, for Latin America and the Caribbean, will be held in Cali, Colombia.
The…
The growing breadth and diversity of talent in boccia was once again the major theme of the pairs and team competition events at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Out with the old. In with the new.
Eight different nations…
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons presented David Hadfield OBE, former President of World Boccia, with his 2023 Paralympic Order earlier this week (1 September) at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
The Paralympic Order is the highest…
It has been a dramatic, exciting and historically significant opening for boccia as the tournament began at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
Not only is boccia celebrating its 40th anniversary as a Paralympic sport, but for the first time the…
World Boccia officials at the Paris Paralympics will be wearing branded clothing supplied by Tarw Sports, as part of a new commercial agreement struck ahead of the Games.
The deal – which includes clothing and event equipment for those…
Slovakia will bid to repeat their top placing in the boccia medal table when the 2024 Paralympic Games begins in Paris, following the completion of the tournament draw.
BC4 athlete Martin Streharsky will spearhead the Slovak challenge after winning…
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be the 11th occasion boccia has appeared at the Games and represents the 40th anniversary of its first inclusion in 1984. In celebration of that landmark, World Boccia is examining the roots of…
