Per the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), boccia was originally added to the Games in 1984, designed as a strategic ball game for athletes with co-ordination impairments. Game play is ...

RAFA: We’re here to tell you a little bit about boccia. Boccia is a ball sport where you’re trying to win by scoring more points than the other side, by getting more balls closer to the white ...

Rafael Young and Natasha Critchley. NATASHA: Hello, everyone. RAFAEL: Boccia is a target ball sport. You win by getting more of your balls closer to the jack (the target ball), than your opponent ...

Boccia events will take place between Thursday, August 29 and Thursday, September 5 in Paris. Taking its name from the Italian word for “ball,” boccia was originally developed as a competition for ...

Boccia was practised for many years as a leisure activity before ... The sport is played on a flat, smooth surface, where players must throw or roll coloured balls as close as possible to a white ...

The community that plays boccia in Chennai also has a growing wish list. Rajiv says more sports facilities in the city need to be accessible for persons with disabilities. “The balls used to ...

Students from Whitworth Community High School have been learning a new sport and will be running a tournament for ...