Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan will take place in the Olympic Gymnastics Centre. There is 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]

Boccia
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueOlympic Gymnastics Centre
Dates29 August - 5 September 2020
Competitors116 (expected) in 7 events

Qualification
Main article: Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Qualification slots are decided by world rankings.

Means of qualification[2]DateVenueBerthsQualified
BISFed 2019 Boccia Asia/Oceania Championships[3]2 - 9 July 2019 Seoul14 China (CHN)
 Hong Kong (HKG)
 Japan (JPN)
 South Korea (KOR)
 Thailand (THA)
BISFed 2019 European Championships[4]25 August - 1 September 2019 Seville14 France (FRA)
 Germany (GER)
 Great Britain (GBR)
 Greece (GRE)
 Netherlands (NED)
 Portugal (POR)
 Russia (RUS)
 Slovakia (SVK)
BISFed 2019 Boccia Africa/Americas Championships[5]1 - 5 October 2019 São Paulo14 Argentina (ARG)
 Brazil (BRA)
 Canada (CAN)
 Colombia (COL)
 Mexico (MEX)
BISFed 2019 Teams and Pairs World Ranking ListStart date: 1 January 2018
End date: 31 December 2019		-18 qualified slots
60 athletes
BISFed 2020 Individual World Ranking List-Min. 4 athletes
Max. 16 athletes
Host Country Allocation7 September 2013 Buenos Aires10 Japan (JPN)
Total116

Medal table

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed individual BC1
Mixed individual BC2
Mixed individual BC3
Mixed individual BC4
Mixed team BC1/BC2
Mixed pairs BC3
Mixed pairs BC4

References
  1. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2 May 2020.
  2. "2019 BISFed Competition Calendar". BISFed.com. 1 November 2018.
  3. "Thai boccia athletes land Tokyo 2020 spots". International Paralympic Committee. 11 July 2019.
  4. "Road to Tokyo 2020 - BISFed 2019 Seville Boccia European Regional Championships". www.bisfed.com. 30 August 2019.
  5. "Stefania Ferrando steals the show in Sao Paulo". International Paralympic Committee. 7 October 2019.
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