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| About Boccia |
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 Boccia is a sport specially designed to people with
severe physically disability. It is governed by the CPISRA Boccia
Committee (CBC) of the Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation
Association (CPISRA) which consists of a Chair, Vice-Chairperson, Head of
Classification, Head of Officiating and Head of Technical Control, which
responsible to oversee the overall development of Boccia.
'Boccia' comes from the Latin word 'bottia', which means ¡¥ball¡¦. It originated in ancient Greece, where people threw balls towards a target circle. In the 16th century, the Italians introduced and modified this ball-tossing game and it became the modern boccia game.
Boccia provides opportunities for people with severe physically disability to attaining elite performances. It requires tactics, skill & control and concentration to make a perfect game. It is no wonder why Boccia is one of the fastest growing Internationals and Paralympic sport recently. Locally, the first boccia training was held in 1989 and it is now practiced by over 130 athletes in different ages. Hong Kong had its first international debut in 1999 at the Argentina Boccia World Cup and since then an active participant in major international competition. A total of 3 gold and 1 silver medals were captured by the local athletes in the last two Paralympic Games. |
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Boccia was first introduced in 1984 Paralympic Games. The competition
was divided into 5 divisions including men (BC1, BC2), women (BC1, BC2),
and team events (C1C2). The male and female events were later combined, and with the addition of the paired event and two more divisions (BC3,
BC4), Boccia is now composed of 4 classes and 7 events.