Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics[1] 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.[2] There were four individual events, two pair events, and one team event.
When competing in boccia at national or international level, the athletes were competing in events with different classifications, based on level of physical disability.[3][4]
The athlete quota for boccia is 104 athletes, 80 men and 24 women. Each National Paralympic Committee (NPC) can have up to a maximum of nine athletes (one team of four, one pair of three, and one pair of two) in team and pair events, and 12 in individual events. Athletes must be on the CPISRA Boccia Individual World Ranking List, to be eligible for selection. Athletes who wish to qualify for the Paralympics need to be on the ranking list closing 31 December 2011.[5]
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Thailand (THA) Spain (ESP) Japan (JPN) Portugal (POR) China (CHN) Brazil (BRA) Ireland (IRL) Canada (CAN) Argentina (ARG) Hong Kong (HKG)
Portugal (POR) Belgium (BEL) Japan (JPN) South Korea (KOR) Canada (CAN) Thailand (THA)
Thailand (THA) Czech Republic (CZE) Hong Kong (HKG) Canada (CAN) Slovakia (SVK) Portugal (POR)
103 competitors from 21 nations competed.
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