We're off to Sao Paulo

There’s no rest for the Boccia UK squad as six athletes jet off to compete at the Sao Paulo World Cup in Brazil.

Fresh from winning gold in the BC1/2 Team event at the Lahti Challenger earlier this month, Great Britain will be keen to make a return appearance on the podium.

David Smith OBE, Claire Taggart and Kayleigh Haggo will grace the courts once again in both the individual and the Team event.

The Team won gold in Lahti

Patrick Wilson and Louis Saunders – who also won individual golds in Lahti – will also be looking forward to squaring up against the world’s best boccia players.

Meanwhile, Stephen McGuire makes a return welcome to the court after he soared back into the world’s top five following his silver medal earned at the Montreal World Cup.

steph gears up for sao paulo

Greg Baker, Performance Director, explains:

“Sao Paulo offers us the opportunity to hone our skills in such an important year, The World Cups offer us the opportunity to play against the world’s best. We’ve seen in the last 12 months that Great Britain is excelling right across all classifications. We’ve worked hard to increase our strength and depth and we can see that our hard work is paying off.”