Portugal Boccia Federation (FBP) established

Boccia started in Portugal in 1983, and in recent years Boccia grows up fast, making fans among many different age groups. People joined the sports club to play Boccia, such as disabled or non-disabled. Even children and the elderly who are even not facing disabilities become a massive fan of…

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Portugal Boccia Federation (FBP) established
Portugal Boccia Federation

A better understanding of people with physical impairments by the disability definition

All of us have heard the word disability. Many of us do not have a clear understanding of disability definition in our minds. Some of us have bad and annoying feelings about this word, and we sympathize with people with impairments. When we hear the word disability, we imagine a…

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A better understanding of people with physical impairments by the disability definition
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Sport is about emotions and feelings

Sport is not just playing a game to win! It has many different dimensions. Sport has a soul! It’s widespread when athletes say he/she is angry when he loses a game or he/she wants to dance when he/she wins the game. The nature of the sport is about emotions and…

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What is Boccia?

Boccia is a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque. The name "boccia" is derived from the Latin word for "boss" – bottia. The sport is contested at local, national and international levels, by athletes with severe physical disabilities. It was originally designed to be played by people with cerebral palsy but now includes athletes…

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What is Boccia?
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