Boccia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics explained

Event:Boccia
Games:2024 Summer
Venue:South Paris Arena
Dates:29 August – 5 September
Competitors:124
Prev:2020

Boccia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France will take place in Paris Expo. There will be expected 124 qualification slots (48 female and 48 male, 28 gender free) across eleven events. It will be first time that individual events will be in two separate categories for men and women: in previous Games, men and women took part together in mixed individual events. Only team and pairs events will be mixed where one man and one woman will take part.[1]

Qualification

A total of 48 male, 48 female and 28 gender-free quotas are allocated via championships and World rankings.[2]

Means of qualification Date Venue Qualified Total
Men's
BC1
Men's
BC2
Men's
BC3
Men's
BC4
Women's
BC1
Women's
BC2
Women's
BC3
Women's
BC4
Team
BC1-2
Pairs
BC3
Pairs
BC4
2023 African Championships[3] 2–10 July 2023 colspan=8 7
2023 European Championships[4] 6–14 August 2023 Rotterdamcolspan=8 7
2023 Parapan American Games[5] 17–25 November 2023 Santiagocolspan=8 7
2023 Asia/Oceania Championships[6] 1–9 December 2023 colspan=8 7
2024 Paralympic Tournament[7] 22–28 March 2024 colspan=8





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World Boccia rankings 1 January – 31 December 2023

















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Host country allocation 13 September 2017 colspan=8 align=center 5
Bipartite invitation allocation[8] 17 June 2024 align=center


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Medalists

Individual events

Men's individual BC1
Men's individual BC2
Men's individual BC3
Men's individual BC4
Women's individual BC1
Women's individual BC2
Women's individual BC3
Women's individual BC4

Mixed events

Mixed teams BC1/BC2
Pairs BC3
Pairs BC4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 7 January 2023. Boccia - Paris 2024. Paris 2024.
  2. Web site: 18 November 2023. 2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide. International Paralympic Committee.
  3. Web site: 7 January 2023. Cairo 2023 World Boccia Africa Regional Championships. World Boccia.
  4. Web site: 7 January 2023. Rotterdam 2023 World Boccia Europe Regional Championships. World Boccia.
  5. Web site: 7 January 2023. Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games (World Boccia American Regional Championships). World Boccia.
  6. Web site: 7 January 2023. Hong Kong 2023 World Boccia Asia-Oceania Regional Championships. World Boccia.
  7. Web site: 22 December 2023. Coimbra 2024 World Boccia Paralympic Qualifier Tournament. World Boccia.
  8. Web site: 2 July 2024. Final selections for Paris 2024. World Boccia.