Boccia is one of the most unique events at the Paralympics, but there's a decent chance you've never even heard of it. That may be because it's one of two games specifically designed for ...

Today, the boccia contingent competing at the Paralympic Games includes athletes from as many as 75 countries. Paris marks the third consecutive Paralympics that the U.S. has not qualified an athlete ...

The complete boccia schedule, including TV listings, is also available on the NBCOlympics.com schedule page. All live streams are also available to watch on mobile, tablet and connected TV devices via ...

Mahmoud Mohamed has been officially named director of the 2025 World Championships, set to take place from 19 to 23 April at ...

In the final phase of preparations for the Manama 2025 World Boccia Challenger, scheduled from 19 to 23 April at the Isa bin ...

Why aren’t they playing boccia? I know the reason for that and I want to make a difference." - David Smith The Paralympic champion is on a mission to boost the sport to a wider audience.

Chew Wei Lun took the silver medal in boccia’s BC1 category at Tokyo 2020 and became Malaysia’s first-ever Paralympic medallist in the sport. While he retired after the Games, he continues to look ...

(ATR) The final week of competition at the Rio 2016 Paralympics is underway as most sports are entering the medal rounds. On Monday, athletes in mixed pairs boccia competed in Carioca Arena 2 at ...

This sentiment resonates with Matthew Whiting, one of New Zealand’s current Boccia stars who is setting his sights on the 2032 Paralympics. “Matthew’s journey is a testament to the ...

with canoe and triathlon making their Paralympic debut. Canoe took place at the iconic Lagoa venue whilst triathlon took place along the world famous Copacabana Beach. The full programme featured ...

Among the events are some that are included in the Olympics and others that are unique to the Paralympics, such as goalball, boccia and sitting volleyball. Each sport has subcategories ...

[Written by Stephen Wright] Boccia player Yushae DeSilva-Andrade ... DeSilva-Andrade delivered a remarkable performance at the Paralympics in Paris last summer, finishing fourth at the event.