World Boccia is fully committed to doping-free sport. If an athlete with a medical condition needs to legitimately use a prohibited substance or method for treatment or management of this condition, they need to apply for a Therapeutic Use…
This is an open letter to all manufacturers of boccia balls inviting applications to become a World Boccia Approved Equipment Supplier for 2025-2028
Introduction
To continue one of the key objectives of World Boccia to ensure that athletes…
World Boccia are delighted to announce that Seoul, Korea, has won the right to host the 2026 World Boccia Championships! The World Boccia Championships is the highlight in the World Boccia’s calendar of events and takes place once every…
Dear Friends,
It is with great pleasure that we report to our Members on your Federation’s activities during the past year.
As you will be aware, this has been a year of significant change with the passing of the…
Continuing the work to make boccia a global sport, World Boccia was fortunate to receive a Sports Technical Training grant from the International Paralympic Committee. This grant allowed us to deliver World Boccia Level 1 in Coaching courses for…
World Boccia are delighted to announce that Mr Jon Morgan OBE has been appointed as President and Mr Richard Boele as Treasurer, following elections at the recent General Assembly in Portugal. Jon was nominated by UK Boccia and Richard…
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) recognised the outstanding service of David Hadfield OBE (former President of World Boccia) by awarding him the Paralympic Order at the 2023 IPC General Assembly in Manama, Bahrain. The Paralympic Order is the highest…
The first ever practical Boccia Coaching course in the Caribbean took place at the start of September (02/03) this year at the Sports faculty of the University of the West Indies - Mona, in Kingston (UWI), Jamaica. The course…
Three World Boccia staff recently undertook a site visit to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Paul Trayner, World Boccia CEO, said “we are delighted to be here in Paris, inspecting the venue and, along with the HOC, meeting all…
World Boccia would like to give all member federations advance notice that the General Assembly will take place in Portugal on Monday 9th October after the Póvoa de Varzim 2023 World Boccia Cup. Thank you to the HOC for…
