Boccia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France took place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. There were 124 qualification slots (48 female, 48 male, 28 gender free) across eleven events. It was the first time that individual events were held in two separate categories for men and women; in previous Paralympics, men and women took part together in mixed individual events. Team and pairs events were mixed, where one man and one woman took part.[1]

Boccia
at the XVII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Boccia
VenueSouth Paris Arena
Dates29 August – 5 September
Competitors124
2020

Qualification

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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   Cairo   Tunisia   South Africa   Egypt 7
2023 European Championships[4] 6–14 August 2023   Rotterdam   Netherlands   Czech Republic   Ukraine 7
2023 Parapan American Games[5] 17–25 November 2023   Santiago   Brazil   Argentina   Canada 7
2023 Asia/Oceania Championships[6] 1–9 December 2023   Hong Kong   Thailand   South Korea   China 7
2024 Paralympic Tournament[7] 22–28 March 2024   Coimbra   China
  Indonesia
  Slovakia
  Great Britain
  Greece
  Japan
  Brazil
  Malaysia
  Spain
21
World Boccia rankings 1 January – 31 December 2023   John Loung (HKG)
  Eduardo Sanchez Reyes (MEX)
  Luis Claudio Cristaldo Diaz (ARG)
  Nadav Levi (ISR)
  José Gonçalves (POR)
  Damian Iskrzycki (POL)
  Boris Nicolai (GER)
  Shunsuke Uchida (JPN)
  Jeralyn Tan (SGP)
  Yushae Desilva-Andrade (BER)
  Hiu Lam Yeung (HKG)
  Rebeca Duarte (ESA)
  Ana Costa (POR)
  Edyta Owczarz (POL)
  Carla Oliveira (POR)
  Alexandra Szabo (HUN)
  South Korea
  Great Britain
  Portugal
  Japan
  Australia
  Hong Kong
  Thailand
  Brazil
  Colombia
  Hong Kong
  Thailand
  Slovakia
  Croatia
46
Host country allocation 13 September 2017   Lima   France   France 5
Bipartite invitation allocation[8] 17 June 2024   José Carlos Chagas (BRA)
  Lance Cryderman (CAN)
  Dohyun Kim (KOR)
  Witsanu Huadpradit (THA)
  Francis Rombouts (BEL)
  Danik Allard (CAN)
  Mario Sayes (ESA)
  Muhammad Herlangga (INA)
  Chee Hoong Lee (MAS)
  Jesús Romero (COL)
  Patrick Wilson (GBR)
  Euclides Grisales (COL)
  Stephen McGuire (GBR)
  Ailén Flores (ARG)
  Dora Basic (CRO)
  Amagoia Arrieta (ESP)
  Kinga Koza (POL)
  Joselyn Leon (ECU)
  Viven Nagy (HUN)
  Ana Catarina Correia (POR)
  Evani Calado (BRA)
  Niurka Callupe (PER)
  Anita Raguwaran (GER)
  Chrysi Morfi Metzou (GRE)
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Total 124

Medal table

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This is the final medal table at the conclusion of the Boccia competition at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Hong Kong led the table with three gold medals. The eleven competitions led to eight different gold medalist winning countries.  *   Host nation (France)

RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Hong Kong3205
2  China2002
3  South Korea1315
4  Colombia1113
5  Thailand1023
6  France*1001
  Great Britain1001
  Portugal1001
9  Indonesia0224
10  Australia0202
11  Singapore0101
12  Japan0022
13  Argentina0011
  Greece0011
  Ukraine0011
Totals (15 entries)11111133

Medalists

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BC3 winners (left to right): Daniel Michel (Australia), Jeong Ho-won (Korea) and Grigorios Polychronidis (Greece)
Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Individual BC1
details
John Loung
  Hong Kong
Jung Sung-joon
  South Korea
Muhamad Afrizal Syafa
  Indonesia
BC2
details
Worawut Saengampa
  Thailand
M. Bintang Satria Herlangga
  Indonesia
Watcharaphon Vongsa
  Thailand
BC3
details
Jeong Ho-won
  South Korea
Daniel Michel
  Australia
Grigorios Polychronidis
  Greece
BC4
details
Stephen McGuire
  Great Britain
Edilson Chica
  Colombia
Artem Kolinko
  Ukraine

Women

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BC3 winners (left to right): Jamieson Leeson (Australia), Ho Yuen Kei (Hong Kong) and Kang Sun-hee (Korea)
Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Individual BC1
details
Aurélie Aubert
  France
Jeralyn Tan
  Singapore
Hiromi Endo
  Japan
BC2
details
Cristina Gonçalves
  Portugal
Jeong So-yeong
  South Korea
Gischa Zayana
  Indonesia
BC3
details
Ho Yuen Kei
  Hong Kong
Jamieson Leeson
  Australia
Kang Sun-hee
  South Korea
BC4
details
Lin Ximei
  China
Cheung Yuen
  Hong Kong
Leidy Chica
  Colombia

Mixed

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Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Pair BC3
details
  Hong Kong
Ho Yuen Kei
Tse Tak Wah
  South Korea
Jeong Ho-won
Kang Sun-hee
  Argentina
Stefanía Ferrando
Rodrigo Romero
BC4
details
  Colombia
Edilson Chica
Leidy Chica
  Hong Kong
Leung Yuk Wing
Cheung Yuen
  Thailand
Pornchok Larpyen
Nuanchan Phonsila
Team BC1/BC2
details
  China
Zhang Qi
Yan Zhiqiang
Lan Zhijian
  Indonesia
Gischa Zayana
Felix Ardi Yudha
Muhamad Afrizal Syafa
  Japan
Hiromi Endo
Takayuki Hirose
Hidetaka Sugimura

References

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