It is a sport that looks easy to the everyday sports fan watching at home, but as this Australian star duo explains, sometimes the difference between a medal and missing out can come down to millimetres.
It's all about the little things: a millimetre this way or that, moisture content, the roll of the court, ball hardness and texture.
They're the number one pairing in the world having gone on a staggering run of 21-straight wins before the streak ended last year. Leeson and Michel compete in the BC3 classification and use a ramp operator, who will follow instructions from the players to aim the ramp and then place the ball at a certain height, before the player tips it down the ramp and into play.
Leeson grew up in the small New South Wales central west town of Dunedoo thinking there was no sport available to her."I was always sitting on the sideline watching my brother and sister playing, being their number one supporter." "I spent most of my childhood watching my brothers play, watching my friends play and just yearning for a way to get involved.
"Oh, I mean, absolutely. I mean, I'm studying statistics at university, I think that says enough," she said. "So that gives you where your line is and then the wider two lines, that's sort of like… about the width of the ball. "The skill is being adaptable to how the balls are turning, different environments overseas and different opponents.
Paralympic Games Boccia Jamieson Leeson Daniel Michel
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