Welcome

Welcome to the website of the Great Britain Boccia Federation (GBBF)

Boccia is a Paralympic sport for athletes with disabilities that have a major impact on motor skills. Boccia is a target ball sport belonging to the same family as petanque and bowls.

The GBBF was formed in 2007 with the aim of bringing together the home country agencies responsible for the delivery of elite level Boccia in Great Britain; CP Sport England and Wales, Scottish Disability Sport and Disability Sport Wales.

The GBBF's primary role is the selection and development of the GB Boccia squad. The GBBF is responsible for sending a GB team to European Championships, World Championships and World Cups to qualify teams and pairs to represent Great Britain at the Paralympic Games.

Great Britain won Paralympic Gold in Beijing and are ranked number three in the World in the BC1/BC2 Team event, while Nigel Murray won Paralympic Silver in the Individual BC2 event and is the current World number one in his classification. Nine players will be selected to represent ParalympicsGB in London 2012 with medals available in seven events.