The Event

Schedule

 20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct25 Oct26 Oct27 Oct28 Oct
FriSatSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Arrival         
Classification         
Equipment Check         
Training         
Opening Ceremony         
Technical Meetings        
Individual Competition         
Team and Pairs Competition         
Medal Ceremonies         
Closing Ceremony         
Departure         

BOCCIA HERAKLION 2023

The Organizing Committee BOCCIA HERAKLION 2023 is composed of 15 members.

The Organizing Committee is responsible for setting the policies and for ensuring that the directions set by the BisFed, the Greek Government and the Hellenic Paralympic Committee (HPC) are implemented.

President

GeorgiosKAPELLAKIS
President of the Hellenic Paralympic Committee, Paralympian

 

Christos TZAMOUSIS (Alternative President)
Secretary General of the Hellenic Paralympic Committee

Members

Lefteris AVGENAKIS
Minister of Rural Development and Food

Athanasios TSIVILIS
Vice President of the Hellenic Paralympic Committee, Paralympian

Andreas KATSAROS
Treasurer of the Hellenic Paralympic Committee, Paralympian

Manolis STEFANOUDAKIS
Member of the Hellenic Paralympic Committee Responsible for National Teams, Paralympian

Georgios PITSOULIS
Regional Vice Governor of Crete

Konstantinos VARDAVAS
Deputy Mayor of Heraklion

Nektarios PAPAVASILEIOU
Regional Health Commander of Crete

Stylianos KARAKOUDIS
Traffic Commander of Heraklion

Harris VAVOURANAKIS
President of the Institute of Scientific Research of the Panhellenic Medical Association

Emmanouil BELADAKIS
Director of the Primary Education of Heraklion

Ioannis NISTIKAKIS
Director of the Secondary Physical Education of Heraklion

Effie PASPALAKI
Founder Member of Clubs for people with disabilities of Crete, Medical Student

Pavlos POTOURIDIS
Member of the OC Mediterranean Beach Games HERAKLION 2023

Boccia is a widespread Paralympic Sport. It has been developing rapidly in Greece with the Greek athletes taking the lead in the international sports scene.

Paralympic Games Medals

Beijing 2008

Polychronidis Grigoris 2nd place Individual BC3

London 2012

Polychronidis Grigoris – Polychorinidis Daniil (ramp operator), Pananos Nikolaos – Keramydas Andreas (ramp operator), Kordali Maria Eleni – Keramydas Andreas (ramp operator) 1st place BC3 Pairs

 

Rio de Janeiro

Polychronidis Grigoris – Patroni Aikaterini (ramp operator) 2nd place Individual BC3

Polychronidis Grigoris – Polychorinidis Daniil (ramp operator), Pananos Nikolaos – Keramydas Andreas (ramp operator), Ntena Anna- Ntenta Christina (ramp operator), 3rd place BC3 Pairs

Tokyo 2020

Polychronidis Grigoris – Patroni Aikaterini (ramp operator) 2nd place Individual BC3

Polychronidis Grigoris – Polychorinidis Daniil (ramp operator), Ntena Anna- Ntenta Christina (ramp operator), Pyrgioti Anastasia – Pyrgiotis Ioannis (ramp operator) 3rd place BC3 Pairs

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