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The BISFed Development Committee is continuously working on the development of the World Boccia Coach education system and is currently offering members the opportunity to host a World Boccia Coach Course in 2024.  For Countries that already have a Coaching Pathway, there is an opportunity to…

With the recent addition of Jamaica and Aruba to the World Boccia members, boccia is gaining traction in the Caribbean. Peter Hornig, the President of Boccia Jamaica, Senior Boccia coach, and World Boccia contributor is leading the project…

The third World Boccia Coach Level 1 Course of this year took place in April at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, The Course was held by the Cerebral Palsy Czech Sports Federation with the…

As I am sure you are aware, World Boccia introduced the use of licensed balls on January 1st 2022 in order to improve competitive conditions and fairness for all athletes competing in sanctioned boccia events. The term of the…

The Zagreb 2023 World Boccia Challenger was an overwhelming success and a great start to the 2023 competition season. Thank you to all of the players and huge congratulations our medallists!!! BC1 Female Gold: Barbora Skopalova Silver: Aurelie Aubert…

World Boccia is looking for a city to host the 2026 World Boccia Championships. The World Boccia Championships is the highlight in the calendar of World Boccia events and takes place once every four years. The fourth edition of…

As anticipated in the 2022 ‘End of Year’ message, we can confirm that David Hadfield OBE, President, World Boccia, has now retired. David, who has been President for the past ten years, has been widely recognised for his vision,…

The Host Organising Committee of the Cairo 2023 World Boccia Africa Regional Championships were fortunate to have a recent visit from Samson Deen, African Paralympic Committee President. Samson took over as President of African Paralympic Committee in October 2022. …

The first World Boccia competition of 2023 is quickly approaching and the athletes are excited to get back on court. 107 Athletes from 22 Countries will be competing in the 11 tournaments to be held in Zagreb: 4…

BISFed is very sorry to announce the passing of International Referee Donna Zorn on Saturday, after a short illness. Donna became involved with Boccia in the mid-1990s and Refereed at four Paralympic Games, having last Refereed for World…