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Boccia is a competitive sport that is played by individuals,
pairs or teams of three. Boccia is a sport for people with
cerebral palsy and other loco motor disabilities. It is a
Paralympic sport, played in over forty countries worldwide
and is one of three Paralympic sports that have no counterpart
in the Olympic program.
Boccia requires concentration, coordination, muscular control,
accuracy, teamwork, cooperation & strategy. Matches are
held in indoor halls, on specially marked courts.
The aim of the game is to throw leather balls, which may
be coloured red or blue (decided by the spinning of a coin
by the referee) as close as they can to a white target which
is called a jack. The balls can be moved with hands, feet,
or, if the competitor's disability is severe, with an assistive
device.
At the end of each round, the referee measures the distance
of the balls closest to the jack, and awards points accordingly
- one point for each ball which is closer to the jack than
the opponent's closest ball. The team/player with the highest
number of points at the end of play is announced the winner.
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