Bermuda’s four Boccia athletes competed in both the individual and team events at the World Open in Cali, Colombia.

Steve Wilson, Yushae DeSilva-Andrade, Omar Hayward and Jamie Brangman all represented the Island at the Open.

Wilson won his pool to progress to the round of 16, where he lost 7-3 to Marco Dispaltro of Canada, who is ranked No 2 in the world.

DeSilva-Andrade came second in her pool, meeting Hoi Ying Kwok, of Hong Kong, in the round of 16, where she lost 4-2. She finished tenth overall.

Also placing second in his pool was Hayward who missed out on advancing to the next phase. He took both his pool games to tie-breaks, winning his first 5-4 and losing his next 4-5. Hayward finished eleventh overall.

Brangman played two games in the pool round against Russia and Slovakia, losing 1-13 and 1-9 to Slovakia.

Boccia is a precision ball game, related to bowls, played by wheelchair athletes.