Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
| Boccia at the XIV Paralympic Games | |
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| Venue | ExCeL |
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| Dates | 2 – 8 September 2012 |
| Competitors | 104 |
| Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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| BC1 | BC2 | BC3 | BC4 |
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| Pairs | |||
| BC3 | BC4 | ||
Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics[1] was held in the ExCeL from 2 September to 8 September, with a maximum of 104 athletes (80 men, 24 women) competing in seven events.[2] There were four individual events, two pair events, and one team event.
Classification
When competing in boccia at national or international level, the athletes were competing in events with different classifications, based on level of physical disability.[3][4]
- BC1 - Cerebral palsy.
- Locomotor dysfunction affecting the whole body.
- Use hands or feet to propel the ball into play
- May be assisted by an aide.
- BC2 - Cerebral palsy.
- Locomotor dysfunction affecting the whole body
- Use hands to propel the ball into play
- Not assisted by an aide.
- BC3 - Cerebral palsy or another disability.
- Locomotor dysfunction in all four limbs.
- Use the help of a ramp to propel the ball into play.
- Assisted by an aide (ramper).
- BC4 - Not cerebral palsy, but another disability, for example muscular dystrophy or tetraplegia.
- Locomotor dysfunction in all four limbs
- Use hands to propel the ball into play
- Not assisted by an aide.
Events
- Mixed
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Qualification
The athlete quota for boccia is 104 athletes, 80 men and 24 women. Each National Paralympic Committee (NPC) can have up to a maximum of nine athletes (one team of four, one pair of three, and one pair of two) in team and pair events, and 12 in individual events. Athletes must be on the CPISRA Boccia Individual World Ranking List, to be eligible for selection. Athletes who wish to qualify for the Paralympics need to be on the ranking list closing 31 December 2011.[5]
Qualification timeline
| Event | Date | Venue | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPISRA Boccia European Championship | June 25–July 2, 2009 |  Póvoa de Varzim[6] | Individual, Teams, Pairs |
| CPISRA Boccia Asia & South Pacific Championship | August 14–22, 2009 |  Tsim Sha Tsui[7][8] | Individual, Teams, Pairs |
| CPISRA Boccia America's Cup | October 24–29, 2009 |  Montreal[9] | Individual, Teams, Pairs |
| CPISRA Boccia World Championship | May 30 – June 10, 2010 | Lisbon[10] | Individual, Teams, Pairs |
| 2010 Asian Para Games | December 12–19, 2010 |  Guangzhou | Individual |
| 2011 CPISRA Boccia World Cup | August 18–27, 2011 |  Coleraine[11] | Individual, Teams, Pairs |
| 2011 CPISRA European Cup | 28 Oktober–1 November 2011 |  Hamar | Individual |
| 2011 Parapan American Games | November 19–27, 2011 |  Guadalajara | Individual |
Qualified teams
| Competition | BC1/BC2 Team | BC3 Pairs | BC4 Pairs |
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| Host Nation | Great Britain (GBR) | Great Britain (GBR) | Great Britain (GBR) |
| CPISRA Boccia Teams and Pairs World Ranking[12] |  South Korea (KOR)
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 Greece (GRE)
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 Brazil (BRA)
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Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Thailand (THA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual BC1 |
Pattaya Tadtong Thailand |
David Smith Great Britain |
Roger Aandalen Norway |
| Individual BC2 |
Maciel Sousa Santos Brazil |
Yan Zhiqiang China |
So-Yeong Jeong South Korea |
| Individual BC3 |
Ye-Jin Choi South Korea |
Ho-Won Jeong South Korea |
José Macedo Portugal |
| Individual BC4 |
Dirceu Pinto Brazil |
Yuansen Zheng China |
Eliseu dos Santos Brazil |
| Team BC1–2 |
Thailand (THA) Witsanu Huadpradit Mongkol Jitsa-Ngiem Pattaya Tadtong Watcharaphon Vongsa |
China (CHN) Zhiqiang Yan Weibo Yuan Qi Zhang Kai Zhong |
Great Britain (GBR) Dan Bentley Nigel Murray Zoe Robinson David Smith |
| Pairs BC3 |
Greece (GRE) Maria-Eleni Kordali Nikolaos Pananos Grigorios Polychronidis |
Portugal (POR) Armando Costa José Macedo Luis Silva |
Belgium (BEL) Pieter Cilissen Kirsten de Laender Pieter Verlinden |
| Pairs BC4 |
Brazil (BRA) Dirceu Pinto Eliseu dos Santos |
Czech Republic (CZE) Radek Procházka Leoš Lacina |
Canada (CAN) Marco Dispaltro Josh Vander Vies |
References
- ↑ http://www.london2012.com/boccia
- ↑ Boccia, Official site of the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- ↑ Classes & Classification, Boccia Australia
- ↑ About Boccia Archived 15 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine., GB Boccia Federation
- 1 2 Boccia - London 2012 Paralympic Games Archived 29 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine., Official site of the Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)
- ↑ European Boccia Championship, twitdoc.com
- ↑ Singapore Wins Silver at the 3rd Asia and South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009 Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine., Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC), August 19, 2009
- ↑ 3rd Asia and South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009, Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled
- ↑ Boccia America's Cup Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine., ameriquesboccia2009.qc.ca
- ↑ Boccia Archived 29 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine., Australian Athletes With A Disability
- ↑ Boccia Schedule, Official site of the Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)
- ↑ "Boccia World Rank List" (PDF). Retrieved 4 March 2012.
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External links
- - Rankings at CPISRA