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    Boccia (/ˈbɒtʃə/ BOTCH-ə) is a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque. The name "boccia" is derived from the Latin word...
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    Ferdinand Boccia. Genovese and Boccia had conspired to cheat a wealthy gambler out of $150,000 in a high-stakes card game. After the game, Boccia demanded...
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    Edward Eugene Boccia (1921–2012) was an Italian American painter and poet who lived and worked in St. Louis, Missouri and served as a university professor...
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  • Boccia is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Edward Boccia (1921–2012), American painter and poet Ferdinand Boccia (1900–1934), American...
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    Bocce (section Boccia)
    form in Italy, where it is called bocce, the plural of the Italian word boccia which means 'bowl' in the general sporting sense, it spread around Europe...
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  • Boccia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France took place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. There were 124 qualification slots (48 female...
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    Boccia has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since the 1984 Games in New York City and Stoke Mandeville. This sport requires strategy and precision...
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  • The women's individual BC4 boccia event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics will be contested between 29 August and 2 September 2024 at the South Paris Arena...
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  • The women's individual BC3 boccia event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics will be contested between 29 August and 2 September 2024 at the South Paris Arena...
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  • Genovese and Ferdinand Boccia had conspired to cheat a wealthy gambler out of $150,000 in a high-stakes card game. After the game, Boccia demanded a share of...
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