Boccia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
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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 | |
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Boccia pictogram for the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
| Venue | South Paris Arena |
| Dates | 29 August – 5 September |
| Competitors | 124 from 36 nations |
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 |  Cairo | N/a |  Tunisia |  South Africa | Egypt | 7 | |||||||
| 2023 European Championships[4] | 6–14 August 2023 |  Rotterdam | N/a | Netherlands |  Czech Republic |  Ukraine | 7 | |||||||
| 2023 Parapan American Games[5] | 17–25 November 2023 |  Santiago | N/a |  Brazil |  Argentina |  Canada | 7 | |||||||
| 2023 Asia/Oceania Championships[6] | 1–9 December 2023 |  Hong Kong | N/a |  Thailand |  South Korea |  China | 7 | |||||||
| 2024 Paralympic Tournament[7] | 22–28 March 2024 |  Coimbra | N/a | 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 | N/a |  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) | N/a | 24 | ||
| Total | 124 | |||||||||||||
Medal table
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)
Medalists
Men
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | BC1 |
John Loung Hong Kong |
Jung Sung-joon South Korea |
Muhamad Afrizal Syafa Indonesia |
| BC2 |
Worawut Saengampa Thailand |
M. Bintang Satria Herlangga Indonesia |
Watcharaphon Vongsa Thailand | |
| BC3 |
Jeong Ho-won South Korea |
Daniel Michel Australia |
Grigorios Polychronidis Greece | |
| BC4 |
Stephen McGuire Great Britain |
Edilson Chica Colombia |
Artem Kolinko Ukraine |
Women
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | BC1 |
Aurélie Aubert France |
Jeralyn Tan Singapore |
Hiromi Endo Japan |
| BC2 |
Cristina Gonçalves Portugal |
Jeong So-yeong South Korea |
Gischa Zayana Indonesia | |
| BC3 |
Ho Yuen Kei Hong Kong |
Jamieson Leeson Australia |
Kang Sun-hee South Korea | |
| BC4 |
Lin Ximei China |
Cheung Yuen Hong Kong |
Leidy Chica Colombia |