Qualification for boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics begin from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2019. There are seven mixed events where 82 quotas are gender free and 34 are for females to make a total of 116 athletes. [1]
The following is a timeline of the qualification events for the boccia events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Event | Date | Venue | Berths |
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Pairs and team (NPC allocation) [1] | |||
2019 BISFed Boccia Asia/Oceania Championships | 2–9 July 2019 | Seoul | 10 athletes |
2019 BISFed Boccia European Championships | 25 August–1 September 2019 | Sevilla | 10 athletes |
2019 BISFed Boccia Africa/Americas Championships | 29 September–6 October 2019 | São Paulo | 10 athletes |
2019 BISFed Pairs and Teams World Ranking | 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2019 | — | 60 athletes |
Host nation (subject to BISFed World Ranking) | 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2019 | — | 10 athletes |
Individual (NPC allocation) [1] | |||
2019 BISFed Boccia Asia/Oceania Championships | 2–9 July 2019 | Seoul | 4 athletes |
2019 BISFed Boccia European Championships | 25 August–1 September 2019 | Sevilla | 4 athletes |
2019 BISFed Boccia Africa/Americas Championships | 29 September–6 October 2019 | São Paulo | 4 athletes |
Pairs and team athletes | — | — | 40 athletes |
Individual (athlete allocation) [1] | |||
2019 BISFed Individual World Ranking | 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2019 | — | 40 athletes |
The qualification slots are allocated to the NPC not to the individual athlete or team. Individual World Ranking List slots are allocated to the individual athlete not to the NPC.
BC1 | BC2 | BC3 | BC4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 Regional Championships | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Individual World Ranking (No team/pair)*' | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Individual World Ranking (In team/pair)* | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Individual Female World Ranking (No team/pair) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
From teams/pairs | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Total | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
* up to the maximum entry per NPC.
BC1/2 Team | BC3 Pairs | BC4 Pairs | |
---|---|---|---|
Athlete numbers | 40 (4 per NPC) | 30 (3 per NPC) | 30 (3 per NPC) |
Host country | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Direct qualification Top rank in Regionals | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Ranking qualification | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Total | 10 | 10 | 10 |
As of December 2019. [2] [3] [4]
Event | Pair | Team | |
---|---|---|---|
BC3 | BC4 | BC1/BC2 | |
Host nation | Japan | Japan | Japan |
European Championship | France | Slovakia | RPC |
Asian/Oceanian Championship | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Thailand |
American/African Championship | Brazil | Brazil | Brazil |
Pairs/Team World Ranking | Greece | Thailand | China |
Australia | Canada | South Korea | |
South Korea | Great Britain | Portugal | |
Great Britain | RPC | Great Britain | |
Thailand | Colombia | Argentina | |
Portugal | Portugal | Slovakia |
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