Taylor to be only U.S. athlete at Seoul Boccia Championship
BC4 class boccia player Nick Taylor is set to be the only U.S. athlete at the Seoul 2026 World Boccia Championships, the sport’s top event worldwide, happening Aug. 26 – Sept. 3 in South Korea.
“I am extremely honored and humbled to represent Boccia United States in the World Championships,” Taylor says in a press release. “To qualify for such a prestigious event has been one of my top goals since I began playing.”
Currently ranked 18th in the world, Taylor has been competing as a boccia player since 2011, following a stretch in wheelchair tennis where he earned four Paralympic medals and 11 Grand Slam titles.
Ahead of the Seoul games, Taylor and the other Boccia United States competitors will play at their home base of Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham, Ala., from July 17 – 22 for the Birmingham 2026 World Boccia Challenger. This will be the first time since 2017 that an international boccia competition has been hosted in the U.S.
For more information on Boccia United States, visit www.lakeshore.org/bus. For more information on the Seoul 2026 World Boccia Championships, visit https://bocciaseoul2026.com/.