Boccia

Boccia

Boccia is a traditional recreational sport, similar to bocce. The name Boccia is derived from the Latin word for boss – bottia. The sport is competed at national and international level, by athletes who require a wheelchair because of physical disability...

has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since the 1984 Games

1984 Summer Paralympics

The 1984 Summer Paralympics were the seventh Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in two separate locations, Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom and in the Mitchel Athletic Complex and Hofstra University in Long Island, New York, United States of America The 1984 Summer Paralympics were the...

 in New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 and Stoke Mandeville

Stoke Mandeville

Stoke Mandeville is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district to the south-east of Aylesbury in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. Although a separate civil parish, the village falls within the Aylesbury Urban Area...

. Five boccia events were held at those games, two for men, two for women, and one mixed event where men and women competed together. Since then, all boccia events at the Paralympics have been mixed. Athletes in this sport have cerebal palsy and are given a classification according to the extent of their disability. There were originally two classes, C1 and C2, with C1 corresponding to those with more severe impairment. In 1996 a "C1 with aid device" class was added, and in 2000 the system was changed to have four classes, BC1 through BC4.

Events

The table below gives the total number of boccia events and the disability classifications contested in individual, pairs, and team competition for each edition of the Summer Paralympics. All events were mixed unless noted otherwise.

Year	Number of events	Individual events	Pairs events	Team events
1984 Boccia at the 1984 Summer Paralympics - Medal summary :...	5	Men's C1 Men's C2 Women's C1 Women's C2		Open
1988 Boccia at the 1988 Summer Paralympics - Medal summary :...	3	C1 C2		C1–C2
1992 Boccia at the 1992 Summer Paralympics - Medal summary :...	3	C1 C2		C1–C2
1996 Boccia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Boccia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of five events. All events were mixed, meaning that men and women competed together.-Medal table:The following countries also competed: - Medal summary :...	5	C1 C1 with aid device C2	C1 with aid device	C1–C2
2000 Boccia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Boccia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of individual, pairs, and team events. Men and women competed together.- Medal summary :...	5	BC1 BC2 BC3	BC3	BC1–BC2
2004 Boccia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Boccia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall in Athens. Contestants were categorised as follows:*BC1: players with cerebral palsy, competing with the help of an aide, who can only adjust the playing chair and give a ball to the player.*BC2: players with cerebral...	7	BC1 BC2 BC3 BC4	BC3 BC4	BC1–BC2
2008 Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of seven events. The competitions were held in the Beijing National Convention Center from September 7 to September 12.-Classfication:...	7	BC1 BC2 BC3 BC4	BC3 BC4	BC1–BC2