The Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed) has paid tribute to Germany's national team head coach Edmund Minas, following his death at the age of 67.
South Korean players clinched five medals, including two golds, in the individual finals at the Dubai Boccia Regional Open Championships today.
Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed) officials have praised the venue for the sport at next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Britain's David Hadfield has been re-elected President of the Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed).
Great Britain's David Smith reasserted his dominance with a clean sweep of victories at the season’s last Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed) World Open in Portuguese city Póvoa de Varzim.
Tokyo 2020 has unveiled the completed Ariake Gymnastics Centre, with the traditional Japanese style facility one of the latest venues delivered for next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Argentinian Boccia team has been announced as the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) Best Team of August after winning gold at the Parapan American Games.
Argentina's Stefania Ferrando earned a surprise victory in the BC3 category at the Boccia America Regional Championships in São Paulo.
World champions David Smith and Grigorios Polychronidis got their Tokyo 2020 bids off to an ideal start with victory at the Boccia European Regional Championships in Seville.
Reigning world champions David Smith and Greg Polychronidis headline the field for the 2019 Boccia European Regional Championships in Seville, where action begins today.
Gold medals for Scotland’s Scott McCowan and Stephen McGuire ensured their country topped the medal table when the two-day United Kingdom Boccia Championships came to a close in Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Thailand's Witsanu Huadpradit beat world champion David Smith in the quarter-final of the Hong Kong Boccia World Open on his way to victory in the BC1 category.
All four individual world champions are set to be in action for the first time this year at the Hong Kong Boccia World Open this week.
Paralympic silver medallist Daniel Perez of the Netherlands beat Slovakia's Tomas Kral to secure the BC1 gold medal at the Boccia International Sports Federation World Open in Montreal.
Rio 2016 silver medallist Daniel Perez of the Netherlands progressed to the final of the BC1 category at the Boccia International Sports Federation World Open in Montreal.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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