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Portsmouth student wins gold at Olympics
Last updated: Thu 16th Oct 2008 at 12:24
A student at the University of Portsmouth won a gold medal at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing for Great Britain.
Daniel Bentley, 24, a graphic design student made his debut for Great Britain at the games and was part of the The GB mixed Boccia team who beat China in the semi-finals.
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| The Team GB Boccia Team |
Boccia (pronounced botcha) is similar to bowls and is designed as a sport for thosetossing large stones at a stone target and came to the UK in the 1980s
The aim is to propel a set of coloured balls and position them closer
to a white ‘marker’ ball than those of your opponent. It is thought to
have originated in Greece with competitors tossing large stones at a
stone target and came to the UK in the 1980s.
Bentley said, “I’ve never been to a Paralympics event before but in
boccia you are considered in your prime when you are in your late 20s
and early 30s so, if I am lucky, I stand a chance of making it to the
London Paralympics in 2012.”
The GB team narrowly missed out on the gold medal in the 2004 Paralympics in Athens.
Boccia was not the only sport that Portsmouth students represented Team GB in Beijing.
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