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London Paralympic Test Event: Boccia

 
 

THIS ARCHIVED EVENT ENDED ON THE 7TH MAY 2012

ADDRESS
London Olympics Basketball Arena, Olympic Park, Stratford, Newham, London E20 2ST 
 
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Dates:
5th May 2012 until 7th May 2012
 

Nearby London Paralympic Test Event: Boccia

 
 
 
What's boccia? Well, since you ask, let us explain: it's a sport unique to the Paralympic Games played by wheelchair athletes of either gender with cerebral palsy and related locomotor conditions. The aim is to throw leather balls towards a target ball, or jack, across a series of demanding 'ends', or sets, on a playing area measuring 12.5m by 6m. The strange thing about this Paralympic Boccia Test Event is that it does not take place at the ExCeL Centre, the venue that hosts the London 2012 Paralympic Boccia competition. Instead, it will take part at the new Basketball Arena in the Olympic Park in east London. Even so, this will be a chance for spectators to get a pre-taste of Olympic action - or perhaps simply brush up on the rules of an unfamiliar but enthralling sport ahead of the Summer Games.
 

About London Olympics Basketball Arena

Location: In the north of the Olympic Park at the foot of the Olympic VillageEvents: Basketball, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby, HandballTemporary 12,000-seat rectangular venue, to be dismantled after the gamesOne of the largest-ever temporary venues built for any Olympics, the 12,000-capacity Basketball Arena is the third-largest venue in the Olympic Park and will host events every day of the Games. More about London Olympics Basketball Arena

 

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