An online boccia competition for student athletes held recently in Japan proved a successful method for promoting the disability sport while protecting the health of competitors, who face a higher risk of contracting COVID-19.The national invitational Boccia Koshien, named after Japan's oldest and most storied baseball stadium, is offering technology to allow competitions to proceed without athletes having to travel far or be in crowded, close-contact settings.Similar to lawn bowling, boccia is a score-based ball-throwing game developed for wheelchair users, and one of only two Paralympic s…READ FULL ARTICLE
