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Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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Venue
  
ExCeL

Competitors
  
104

Dates
  
2 – 8 September 2012

Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics 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. There were four individual events, two pair events, and one team event.

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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.

  • 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.

    • Events

    Mixed

    References

    Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Wikipedia
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