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Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Team BC1–2

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ24908758 ↗
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The mixed team BC1–2 boccia event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held from 10 to 12 September at Riocentro, an exhibition and convention center located in Rio de Janeiro, part of the Games' Barra Cluster of venues.

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Pool stages

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The twelve competing nations each entered a team of four athletes with no specifications on the athlete's gender.

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