Sport AZ Boccia

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Boccia was practiced for many years as a leisure activity until it was introduced at the New York 1984 Paralympic Games as a competitive sport. • It is practiced in more than 50 countries by those with cerebral palsy or related neurological conditions involving a wheelchair. • All events are mixed gender and feature individual, pair and team competitions. • The game consists of four rounds in individuals and pairs competitions and of six rounds in the team competition. It is played on a hard surface, and the goal is to throw the game balls so that they land as close as possible to a special target ball, which is called the jack. • At the London 2012 Games, 104 athletes competed in seven medal events. • • The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and to develop sport opportunities for all persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level. In addition, the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values, which include courage, determination, inspiration and equality. For further information, please visit http://www.paralympic.org. • To watch videos on demand from Paralympic Games and to subscribe to ParalympicSport.TV, please go to / paralympicsporttv . Also, you may follow the Paralympic Movement on Facebook at / paralympicgames or on • Twitter at / paralympic .

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