Paralympic star Jamie McCowan calls time on his 17-year international career
dailyrecord.co.ukAyrshire’s two-time British Paralympic boccia player, Jamie McCowan, has today called time on his glittering international career.The highly decorated player – who reached number two in the world rankings - has competed since 2006.And since 2014, the Dundonald-based ace has been joined by his mum and ramp assistant, Linda.The former Marr College pupil has represented Great Britain at the Rio and Tokyo Paralympic Games and has achieved multiple medals at world-class events.Boccia is a precision sport, like bowls and petanque, for athletes with severe physical disabilities.Boccia has been a Paralympic sport since the 1984 games in Los Angeles.Jamie, 28, started playing in the BC4 category in which he won gold in the Pairs event at the European Championships.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.Moving into the BC3 classification, Jamie again won gold at the European Championships in 2017, this time as an individual.And he went on to win silver as part of the BC3 Pair at the same tournament.In 2022, he seized gold at the World Boccia Challenger in Poznan, overcoming World Champion Greg Polychronidis.And in his final tournament, just last month, he finished just outside the medals in fourth place at the Montreal World Cup.Jamie and Linda often competed against and alongside older brother Scott, assisted by dad, Gary, who retired last October.In fact, at the Tokyo
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