Brazil remains undefeated and goes to the semi-finals of the bocce Pre-Paralympic

(Ana Patrícia/CPB)

Classified! In the Pre-Paralympic bocce competition in Coimbra, Portugal, Brazilians André Martins and Laissa Vasconcelos won two more matches and qualified for the semi-final of the BC4 class of the tournament. Now, the pair of athletes from Brazil has three victories in the three rounds played and awaits the definition of their opponent in the knockout stage.

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After debuting with victory over MalaysiaAndré and Laissa beat the teams from Hungary and Japan. They started with an elastic triumph over the Hungarians, which ended with a score of 8 to 2. Soon after, the Brazilians had a much more balanced duel against the Japanese team, but which ended in favor of Brazil 5-4. They will end their participation in the group stage against Portugal this Tuesday (26), at 8:35 am, Brasília-DF time.

In addition to the early classification, André Martins and Laissa Vasconcelos have also guaranteed the leadership of the group, as the Malaysian team (another qualified team) is no longer in action and is behind the Brazilians according to the tiebreaker criteria. Thus, Brazil awaits the definition of the second place in group A, which could be Germany, Spain or Mexico. The duel for the semifinal will also take place on Tuesday, in the afternoon.

In the pre-Paralympic boccia knockout stage, Brazil will have two opportunities to guarantee its place in the Paris-2024 Paralympics. The first will be in case of victory in the semi-final itself, as the finalists qualify for the event in the French capital. However, if the Brazilians are defeated, they will still have one last chance in the third place match, which also gives the winner a place in the multi-sport competition.