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Boccia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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

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]

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 Egypt Cairo  Tunisia  South Africa  Egypt 7
2023 European Championships[4] 6–14 August 2023 Netherlands Rotterdam  Netherlands  Czech Republic  Ukraine 7
2023 Parapan American Games[5] 17–25 November 2023 Chile Santiago  Brazil  Argentina  Canada 7
2023 Asia/Oceania Championships[6] 1–9 December 2023 Hong Kong Hong Kong  Thailand  South Korea  China 7
2024 Paralympic Tournament[7] 22–28 March 2024 Portugal 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 Peru 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)
24
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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Men

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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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