Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held in Riocentro, in the Barra district of Rio de Janeiro in September 2016, with a maximum of 104 athletes (24 women, 80 gender unspecified) competing in seven events. The programme consisted of four individual events, two pairs events, and one team event, spread across four classifications. 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. BC1 - Cerebral palsy. Locomotor dysfunction affecting the whole body. Use hands or feet to propel the ball into play May be assisted by an aide. BC2 - Cerebral palsy. Locomotor dysfunction affecting the whole body Use hands to propel the ball into play Not assisted by an aide. BC3 - Cerebral palsy or another disability. Locomotor dysfunction in all four limbs. Use the help of a ramp to propel the ball into play. Assisted by an aide (ramper). BC4 - Not cerebral palsy, but another disability, for example muscular dystrophy or tetraplegia. Locomotor dysfunction in all four limbs Use hands to propel the ball into play Not assisted by an aide. Events All events in boccia are mixed gender. there