Athletes Attend 2016 National Boccia Squad Selection Camp
Montreal, QC (April 25, 2016) – Boccia Canada is proud to announce the athletes that attended the 2016 National Boccia Training Squad Selection Camp from April 23-25 at the Institute National du Sport in Montreal.
Over three days the top boccia players from across the country were put through their paces by national team coaches in drills designed to measure their physical, tactical and strategic abilities.
Athletes attending the camp were vying for a position on the 2016-2017 National Boccia Training Squad. The athletes representing Canada at International events in 2016-2017 are selected from the squad.
Hanif Mawji
Hometown: Burnaby, BC
Chris Halpen
Hometown: Point-Claire, QC
Brock Richardson
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Josee Lamothe
Hometown: Saint-Célestin, QC
Adam Dukovich
Hometown: London, ON
Tammy McLeod
Hometown: Strathroy, ON
Dave Richer
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Mike Mercer
Hometown: Grand Falls-Windsor, NL
Benoit Ostiguy
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Paul Gauthier
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Eric Bussière
Hometown: Arthabaska, QC
Bruno Garneau
Hometown: Dolbeau, QC
Philippe Lord
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Kevin D. Shaw
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Marco Dispaltro
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Alison Levine
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Iulian Ciobanu
Hometown: Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Caroline Vietniek
Hometown: Burnaby, BC
About Boccia Canada
Boccia Canada is the boccia delivery arm of the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association (CCPSA), the National Sport Organization for the Paralympic sport of boccia. Boccia Canada is focused on providing athletes and individuals of all ages and skill with the chance to play a unique Paralympic sport. CCPSA collaborates with partners to increase the participation of Canadians with cerebral palsy and related disabilities in sport and physical activity, while leading, developing and growing boccia from grassroots, to producing World and Paralympic Champions.
About boccia
Boccia is a Paralympic sport of precision and strategy similar to lawn bowling or curling, played by athletes with Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy and related disabilities. It is one of only two Paralympic sports that do not have an Olympic counterpart. Athletes compete in one of six sport classes based on their level and type of disability: BC1, BC2, BC3 BC4, BC5, and Open.
For more information contact:
Jennifer Larson
Program Manager, Boccia Canada
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (613) 890-5101