Boccia
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Boccia pictogram of the
2020 Summer Paralympics
VenueAriake Gymnastics Centre
Dates28 August – 4 September 2021
Competitors116 in 7 events
Boccia stadium with matches being played
A mixed pairs BC3 match at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, took place at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. There were expected to be 116 qualification slots (34 females, 82 gender free) across eight mixed events: four individual events, two pairs events and one team event.[1]

While the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[2][3]

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.[4][5]

  • 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.

Qualification

Schedule

PPreliminaries ¼Quarter-finals ½Semi-finals FFinal
Event Date
Wed
25 Aug
Thu
26 Aug
Fri
27 Aug
Sat
28 Aug
Sun
29 Aug
Mon
30 Aug
Tue
31 Aug
Wed
1 Sep
Thu
2 Sep
Fri
3 Sep
Sat
4 Sep
Sun
5 Sep
Individual BC1P¼½F
Individual BC2P¼½F
Individual BC3P¼½F
Individual BC4P¼½F
Pairs BC3P½F
Pairs BC4P½F
Team BC1/BC2P½F

Medals

  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Slovakia2002
2 Thailand1203
3 Japan*1113
4 Czech Republic1001
 Great Britain1001
 South Korea1001
7 Greece0112
 Hong Kong0112
9 China0101
 Malaysia0101
11 Brazil0022
12 Australia0011
 RPC0011
Totals (13 entries)77721

Medalists

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed individual BC1
David Smith
 Great Britain
Chew Wei Lun
 Malaysia
José Carlos Chagas de Oliveira
 Brazil
BC2
Hidetaka Sugimura
 Japan
Watcharaphon Vongsa
 Thailand
Maciel Santos
 Brazil
BC3
Adam Peška
 Czech Republic
Grigorios Polychronidis
 Greece
Daniel Michel
 Australia
BC4
Samuel Andrejčík
 Slovakia
Pornchok Larpyen
 Thailand
Leung Yuk Wing
 Hong Kong
Mixed pairs BC3
 South Korea
Jeong Ho-won
Kim Han-soo
Choi Ye-jin
 Japan
Kazuki Takahashi
Keisuke Kawamoto
Keiko Tanaka
 Greece
Grigorios Polychronidis
Anna Ntenta
Anastasia Pyrgiotis
BC4
 Slovakia
Samuel Andrejčík
Michaela Balcová
Martin Strehársky
 Hong Kong
Leung Yuk Wing
Vivian Lau Wai-yan
Wong Kwan Hang
 RPC
Sergey Safin
Ivan Frolov
Daria Adonina
Mixed team BC1–2
 Thailand
Witsanu Huadpradit
Watcharaphon Vongsa
Worawut Saengampa
Subin Tipmanee
 China
Zhang Qi
Yan Zhiqiang
Lan Zhijian
 Japan
Takumi Nakamura
Yuriko Fujii
Hidetaka Sugimura
Takayuki Hirose

References

  1. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 12 April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2021.
  2. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020.
  3. "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020.
  4. Classes & Classification Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Boccia Australia
  5. About Boccia Archived 15 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, GB Boccia Federation
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