National Boccia Championships
The 2021 NZ National Boccia Championships were held in Christchurch over the weekend of the 14th - 17th October
Congratulations to Hamish Cleary who finished second overall in the individual competition. A silver medal performance!
Boccia is a target ball sport which tests both muscle control and accuracy. After each end, the athlete, pair or team with the ball closest to the jack receives 1 point plus an additional point for each ball closer to the jack than their opponent's. Points are accumulated over the course of a match to find a winner.
Boccia (pronounced 'botcha') is derived from the ancient Italian game of bocce and similar to the French boules game, pétanque. It is thought to have developed from a game in Greece in which large stones were thrown at a target. Similar games were played in the Middle Ages and in Ancient Egypt.
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