Hello all Boccia participants:
There have been several enquires asking if it is permitted to use a level to initially set up a ramp at the start of a match - before or during the warmup time.
Is this allowed or not?
BISFed is pleased to publish the profile of a new BC5 Classification. The BC5 Classification has been developed for those players whose impairments are not severe enough to allow them to play in the BC2 or BC4 Classification.
Nigel Murray’s strong performance at the 2015 Boccia European Continental Cup helped him gather enough votes to be named April’s Allianz Athlete of the Month.
To no surprise, Brazil and Canada continued their display of strong form, picking up medals at the 2015 Boccia Americas Team and Pairs Championships, which concluded on Sunday.
Before the 2015 Boccia World Open in Poznan commences at the end of June the organisers are hosting an International Referees Course. Pedro Fernandes will instruct the course on behalf of BISFed between 14th-22nd June.
The final results are in from the 2015 Boccia Americas Team and Pairs Championships. Argentina took gold in the BC1/BC2 Team competition with Brazil and Canada taking home gold in the BC3 and BC4 competitions respectively.
The results from day 2 of the championships can be downloaded HERE.
Day 1 of the competition in Montreal saw some surprise results. Most notable the hosts losing 5-1 to the Colombian team in the BC4 Pairs competition. The standout performers of the competition so far are the Brazilian team who…
Canada’s Marco Dispaltro does not doubt his team’s success when the 2015 Boccia Americas Team and Pairs Championships arrive to his home nation on Wednesday (29 April).
There are now only 9 days to go until the opening ceremony of the 2015 Boccia Team and Pairs Championships. The athletes will parade at the Maurice-Richard Arena ahead of the opening games on Thursday 30th April.
