Boccia pair Masayuki Arita and Ayane Ichinohe selected to represent Paris Paralympics. Boccia is a parasport designed for people with severe motor impairments such as cerebral palsy.
Players compete by throwing red and blue balls at each other to see how close they can get to a white target. Japan won the qualifying league in which 10 countries competed, defeated Greece 8-0 in the semifinals, and lost to Great Britain 2-4 in the final.