Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in the ExCeL from 2 September to 8 September, with a maximum of 104 athletes competing in seven events. There were four individual events, two pair events, and one team event.
Classification
When competing in boccia at national or international level, the athletes were competing in events with different classifications, based on level of physical disability.- BC1 - Cerebral palsy.
- *Locomotor dysfunction affecting the whole body.
- *Use hands or feet to propel the ball into play
- *May be assisted by an aide.
- BC2 - Cerebral palsy.
- *Locomotor dysfunction affecting the whole body
- *Use hands to propel the ball into play
- *Not assisted by an aide.
- BC3 - Cerebral palsy or another disability.
- *Locomotor dysfunction in all four limbs.
- *Use the help of a ramp to propel the ball into play.
- *Assisted by an aide.
- BC4 - Not cerebral palsy, but another disability, for example muscular dystrophy or tetraplegia.
- *Locomotor dysfunction in all four limbs
- *Use hands to propel the ball into play
- *Not assisted by an aide.
Events
- Individual
- * BC1
- * BC2
- * BC3
- * BC4
- Team
- * BC1/BC2
- Pairs
- * BC3
- * BC4
Qualification
Qualification timeline
| Event | Date | Venue | Type |
| CPISRA Boccia European Championship | 25 June – 2 July 2009 |  Póvoa de Varzim | Individual, Teams, Pairs |
| CPISRA Boccia Asia & South Pacific Championship | 14–22 August 2009 |  Tsim Sha Tsui | Individual, Teams, Pairs |
| CPISRA Boccia America's Cup | 24–29 October 2009 |  Montreal | Individual, Teams, Pairs |
| CPISRA Boccia World Championship | 30 May – 10 June 2010 | Lisbon | Individual, Teams, Pairs |
| 2010 Asian Para Games | 12–19 December 2010 |  Guangzhou | Individual |
| 2011 CPISRA Boccia World Cup | 18–27 August 2011 |  Coleraine | Individual, Teams, Pairs |
| 2011 CPISRA European Cup | 28 Oktober–1 November 2011 |  Hamar | Individual |
| 2011 Parapan American Games | 19–27 November 2011 |  Guadalajara | Individual |