Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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Boccia
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Boccia, Tokyo 2020.svg
Boccia pictogram of the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Venue Ariake Gymnastics Centre
Dates28 August – 4 September 2021
Competitors116 in 7 events
2016
2024
A mixed pairs BC3 match at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. 020921 Boccia venue pairs Tokyo KM edit.JPEG
A mixed pairs BC3 match at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, took place at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. There were 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]

Contents

While the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021. [2] [3]

Classification

When competing in boccia at national or international level, the athletes were competing in events with different classifications, based on level of physical disability. [4] [5]

Qualification

Schedule

PPreliminaries¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsFFinal
EventDate
Wed
25 Aug
Thu
26 Aug
Fri
27 Aug
Sat
28 Aug
Sun
29 Aug
Mon
30 Aug
Tue
31 Aug
Wed
1 Sep
Thu
2 Sep
Fri
3 Sep
Sat
4 Sep
Sun
5 Sep
Individual BC1 P¼½F
Individual BC2 P¼½F
Individual BC3 P¼½F
Individual BC4 P¼½F
Pairs BC3 P½F
Pairs BC4 P½F
Team BC1/BC2 P½F

Medals

  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2002
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1203
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan*1113
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1001
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1001
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1001
7Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0112
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0112
9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0101
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0101
11Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0022
12Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0011
Flag placeholder.svg  RPC 0011
Totals (13 entries)77721

Medalists

EventClassGoldSilverBronze
Mixed individualBC1
details
David Smith
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Chew Wei Lun
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
José Carlos Chagas de Oliveira
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
BC2
details
Hidetaka Sugimura
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Watcharaphon Vongsa
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Maciel Santos
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
BC3
details
Adam Peška
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Grigorios Polychronidis
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Daniel Michel
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
BC4
details
Samuel Andrejčík
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Pornchok Larpyen
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Leung Yuk Wing
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Mixed pairsBC3
details
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Jeong Ho-won
Kim Han-soo
Choi Ye-jin
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Kazuki Takahashi  [ ja ]
Keisuke Kawamoto
Keiko Tanaka
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Grigorios Polychronidis
Anna Ntenta
Anastasia Pyrgiotis
BC4
details
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Samuel Andrejčík
Michaela Balcová
Martin Strehársky
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Leung Yuk Wing
Vivian Lau Wai-yan
Wong Kwan Hang
Flag placeholder.svg  RPC
Sergey Safin
Ivan Frolov
Daria Adonina
Mixed teamBC1–2
details
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Witsanu Huadpradit
Watcharaphon Vongsa
Worawut Saengampa
Subin Tipmanee
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Zhang Qi
Yan Zhiqiang
Lan Zhijian
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Takumi Nakamura
Yuriko Fujii
Hidetaka Sugimura
Takayuki Hirose

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References

  1. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 12 April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2021.
  2. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020.
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