Boccia, whose origins date back to Classical Greece, is a complex combination of tactics and skill. It is played individually, in pairs, or in teams, on a rectangular court where players try to throw their balls as close as possible to the white ball that serves as the target, while simultaneously attempting to knock away their opponents' balls, in a continuous exercise of tension and precision.

The Competition Boccia, a Paralympic sport since 1984, is a strategy game similar to pétanque. It is played indoors on a court measuring 12.5 by 6 meters. The objective is to throw or roll colored balls as close as possible to the white ball, called the "Jack". Matches, in individual or doubles (two players) format, are played in four rounds. Competitions are held in individual, doubles, or teams of 3, with the best of 4 rounds determining the winner (except in case of a tie). The competitions are mixed-gender. Each player, pair, or team has six balls at the beginning of each round. The balls weigh 275 grams each and have a special composition. Each player has a limited time to throw their 6 balls during each round (4 to 6 minutes in individual play, depending on the category).

The Categories BC1 and BC2 Reserved for players with persistent muscle tone disorders. BC1 players, with more limited abilities, can benefit from the intervention of a "neutral" assistant or guide to stabilize the wheelchair during the throw and hand the ball to the player. BC4 Other categories of players whose mobility is significantly reduced in all four limbs with impaired autonomous trunk control. BC3 The nature of the players' disability requires the use of an adjustable and orientable ramp to send the ball onto the court. They may also require the presence of a "silent" assistant who faces away from the game, manipulates the launching ramp according to the player's orders, and gives the ball to the player in the throwing position.