Successful Hosting of the 2023 Jungnang-gu Boccia Harmony Competition

On the 24th of last month, over 90 participants including people with and without disabilities formed teams to play Boccia at Mukdong Multipurpose Gymnasium

Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Gyeong-gi) successfully held the "2023 Jungnang-gu Boccia Harmony Tournament," where people with and without disabilities participated together, at Muk-dong Multipurpose Gymnasium on the 24th of last month.

The Boccia Harmony Tournament is the first disability sports event held this year since the establishment of the Jungnang-gu Disabled Sports Association, organized through selection in the Seoul Metropolitan Disabled Sports Association's competition support grant project.

Boccia is a Paralympic sport where players throw balls toward a target ball, and the scores are calculated based on how close the balls are to the target ball to determine the winner. This tournament aimed to promote the Boccia sport and encourage easy participation in physical activities for both people with and without disabilities.

The tournament formed teams combining people with and without disabilities regardless of the type of disability. Ninety-six participants formed teams of three and competed in preliminary and final matches. The preliminary matches were conducted in a training format by the Jungnang-gu Disabled Sports Association's recreational sports instructors and referees from the Seoul Metropolitan Boccia Federation, while the final matches were held in a tournament format to determine the champion team.

Amidst enthusiastic competition, the Naonuri A team from the Shinsegae Jungnang Disabled Independent Living Center won first place, the Jungnang-gu Health Center B team took second place, Nowon Phreenix came in third, and Powerking from the Eunpyeong Disabled Independent Living Center secured fourth place.

Ryu Gyeong-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, said, "I hope this Boccia Harmony Tournament served as an opportunity to widely promote the relatively unfamiliar sport of Boccia and to raise awareness and interest in sports for people with disabilities."

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