Three-time Paralympic gold medallist David Smith and Claire Taggart are the starring names in Britain's nine-member squad for the World Boccia Championships in Rio de Janeiro.

The first World Cup of the 2022 boccia season gets underway next week in Rio de Janeiro. And although the European Championships last November was the official opener of the new Paris 2024 cycle, it felt rather tied onto the back of the Paralympics.

David Smith received an Honour for Excellence at the Boccia UK awards following his Paralympic Games gold medal at Tokyo 2020. 

Britain's David Smith recovered from a disappointing opening day at the World Boccia European Regional Championship to book his place in the semi-finals of the men's BC1 today in Seville.

Portugal's Cristina Gonçalves and Britain's Claire Taggart are through undefeated in the women's BC2 category following the second day of competition at the World Boccia Europe Regional Championships in Seville.

Britain's two-time BC1 Paralympic champion David Smith has suffered a shock loss in his opening pool match at the Boccia Regional European Championship in Seville, with Russian Nikolas Anozov beating him 6-3 in men's Pool A.

The individual boccia finals were held at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games today, with the gold medals heading to four different countries.

Reigning Paralympic and world champion David Smith has underlined his determination to secure gold at Tokyo 2020 as he bids to become the outright most decorated British boccia player of all-time.

Paralympic and world boccia champion David Smith has complained that the Welsh National Health Service lost his £7,500 ($9,800/€8,300) wheelchair while it was being repaired.

Great Britain's David Smith reasserted his dominance with a clean sweep of victories at the season’s last Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed) World Open in Portuguese city Póvoa de Varzim.

World champions David Smith and Grigorios Polychronidis got their Tokyo 2020 bids off to an ideal start with victory at the Boccia European Regional Championships in Seville.

Reigning world champions David Smith and Greg Polychronidis headline the field for the 2019 Boccia European Regional Championships in Seville, where action begins today.

Thailand's Witsanu Huadpradit beat world champion David Smith in the quarter-final of the Hong Kong Boccia World Open on his way to victory in the BC1 category. 

All four individual world champions are set to be in action for the first time this year at the Hong Kong Boccia World Open this week.

Britain’s newly-installed individual champion David Smith set out in pursuit of a second gold medal today at the Boccia World Championships in Liverpool.