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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Boccia is similar to bocce, with the aim of throwing leather balls as close to the target ball, or jack, as possible. It is a Paralympic sport. Ziegler plays in the BC3 division, which is for ...

He soon noticed how difficult the sport is. In boccia, athletes deliver leather balls as close as they can to a white target ball, known as the jack. The player with the most balls near the jack is ...

Boccia is a target ball sport that tests both muscle control and accuracy. Played from a seated position, players propel ...

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 ...