Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics explained

Event:Boccia
Games:2012 Summer
Venue:ExCeL
Dates:2 – 8 September
Competitors:104
Prev:2008
Next:2016

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]

Events

Mixed

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

[5]

Event Date Venue Type
CPISRA Boccia European Championship 25 June – 2 July 2009 Póvoa de Varzim[6] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
CPISRA Boccia Asia & South Pacific Championship 14–22 August 2009 Tsim Sha Tsui[7] [8] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
CPISRA Boccia America's Cup 24–29 October 2009 Montreal[9] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
CPISRA Boccia World Championship 30 May – 10 June 2010 Lisbon[10] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
12–19 December 2010 Individual
2011 CPISRA Boccia World Cup 18–27 August 2011 Coleraine[11] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
2011 CPISRA European Cup 28 Oktober–1 November 2011 Individual
19–27 November 2011 Individual

Qualified teams

Competition BC1/BC2 Team BC3 Pairs BC4 Pairs
Host Nation
CPISRA Boccia Teams and Pairs World Ranking[12]























Participating nations

103 competitors from 21 nations competed.

Medal summary

Medalists

Individual BC1
Individual BC2
Individual BC3
Individual BC4
Team BC1–2

Witsanu Huadpradit
Mongkol Jitsa-Ngiem
Pattaya Tadtong
Watcharaphon Vongsa

Zhiqiang Yan
Weibo Yuan
Qi Zhang
Kai Zhong

Dan Bentley
Nigel Murray
Zoe Robinson
David Smith
Pairs BC3

Maria-Eleni Kordali
Nikolaos Pananos
Grigorios Polychronidis

Armando Costa
José Macedo
Luis Silva

Pieter Cilissen
Kirsten de Laender
Pieter Verlinden
Pairs BC4

Dirceu Pinto
Eliseu dos Santos

Radek Procházka
Leoš Lacina

Marco Dispaltro
Josh Vander Vies

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paralympics - Paralympic Games History, Overview, Committee. 22 February 2017. london2012.com. 21 April 2018. 5 September 2012. https://archive.today/20120905161649/www.london2012.com/boccia. dead.
  2. Web site: Boccia: 12 Facts for London 2012 . 2012 Summer Paralympics. 8 May 2012. 2 June 2018.
  3. http://www.boccia.com.au/wp-content/pdfs/Classes%20&%20Classification.pdf Classes & Classification
  4. http://www.gb-boccia.org/page.asp?section=23&sectionTitle=About+Boccia About Boccia
  5. http://www.cpisra.org/files/sports/boccia/2009_12_Boccia_London_2012_PG_Qualification_Criteria_Dec_2009_Final.pdf Boccia - London 2012 Paralympic Games
  6. http://twitdoc.com/local/jfaias/mp6jgd4j/cguide.pdf European Boccia Championship
  7. http://www.sdsc.org.sg/news_and_media/media_detail/singapore_wins_silver_at_the_3rd_asia_and_south_pacific_boccia_championship/ Singapore Wins Silver at the 3rd Asia and South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009
  8. http://boccia2009.hkparalympic.org/ 3rd Asia and South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009
  9. http://www.ameriquesboccia2009.qc.ca/ Boccia America's Cup
  10. http://www.sports.org.au/sports/boccia.html Boccia
  11. http://www.cpisra.org/index.php?id=81 Boccia Schedule
  12. Web site: CPISRA. Boccia World Rank List. 4 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120305191510/http://www.cpisra.org/bocrank/2011-12-16/CPISRA_Boccia_World_Ranking_111216.pdf. 5 March 2012. dmy-all.