Many sports at the Paralympics have an Olympic cousin. There are only two without counterparts, one of which is boccia. Boccia has been in the Paralympics since 1984 and has grown in popularity ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tyler Merren of Team USA in action during a goalball training session. (Naomi Baker/Getty Images) (Naomi Baker via Getty Images) ...

When boccia athletes take the court, silence hangs in the air. A ball is released, rolling with careful calculation, every inch of distance measured in the player’s mind. Then comes the cheer — ...

The first ever National Boccia Day will take place on Saturday 17th September in sports clubs up and down the country. Organisers say that the day is being held to coincide with the Paralympic Games ...

Pétanque, LUPs and gender diversity: welcome to the world of boccia! In our "24 Sports Chrono" series, we tell you everything you need to know about Olympic and Paralympic Games disciplines. On your ...

The complete boccia schedule, including TV listings, is also available on the NBCOlympics.com schedule page. All live streams are also available to watch on mobile, tablet and connected TV devices via ...

Boccia Championships 2018 - here's how to play. "Playing boccia helps you get out and about and break the stereotype that you can't do sport. Boccia is for everyone." Louis Saunders, 16, is the ...