Day 6
Let’s go, Ho!
One of the notable features of Paris 2024 six months ago was the quality of play in the women’s finals, the first time the Paralympic Games had offered individual men’s and women’s events in…
Day 5
Strong Jeong!
Recalling some of the stand-out performances at Paris 2024 six months on, few athletes could claim to have been as dominant at Jeong Howon (Pic: Raquel Gouveia).
The South Korean BC3 star bulldozed his way…
Day 4
Cool Cristina
Midway through our look back to the winners from Paris 2024, today we salute the enduring talent and competitive spirit of Cristina Gonçalves (Pic: Raquel Gouveia).
The Portuguese star – one of three Europeans to…
Day 3
Special Saengampa
The third in our series reflecting on Paris 2024 recalls the brilliance of men’s BC2 champion Worawut Saengampa (Pic: Raquel Gouveia).
The Thai athlete produced a superb display of power and precision to overcome Muhammad…
Day 2
Awesome Aurélie
Welcome to day two of our celebration of boccia at last summer Paralympic Games in Paris.
On Friday, we featured men’s BC1 gold medal winner, John Loung. Today’s it’s the turn of the women’s BC1…
Day 1
Loung shot!
March marks six months since Paris hosted the Paralympic Games and boccia crowned a new group of champions.
In celebration, World Boccia are reliving some of those amazing, unforgettable moments from across the eight individual…
By Graham Thomas
The Boccia National Championships of India runs from January 8 to January 16 and 2025 will be the ninth year since its inception.
The tournament in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, features the country’s leading players and comes…
New Year’s Message
Dear Friends,
As the year draws to a close, we would like to pay tribute and heartfelt thanks to all those who have made 2024 such a memorable 12 months for boccia.
From our wonderful gold…
It is with great sadness that World Boccia shares the news that two athletes from Great Britain - Will Arnott and Matt Berry - have both died this week. Will represented GB in the Paralympics and Matt won Gold…
By Graham Thomas
When Aurélie Aubert unexpectedly earned gold at this year’s Paris 20204 Paralympic Games, she did more than simply boost the home nation’s medal tally.
She also ensured she would go on to become one of France’s…
