Boccia’s Best Back in Montréal at the Annual Défi sportif AlterGo National Open
What
2024 Défi sportif AlterGo National Boccia Open
When
Friday, April 26
10:30 – 18:15 EST: Individual Competition
Saturday, April 27
9:00– 17:45 EST: Individual Competition
Sunday, April 28
9:00 – 16:45 EST: Individual Competition
17:00 EST: Medals Ceremony
Where
Maurice-Richard Arena
2800 Viau Street
Montréal, QC H1V 3J3
Who
Forty-seven athletes are participating in the National Boccia Open as part of the 2024 Défi sportif AlterGo.
BC1
Chris Halpen (Victoria, BC)
Dorya Belal (Brossard, QC)
Hanif Mawji (Burnaby, BC)
Justine Bureau (Lévis, QC)
Krystel Larose (Montréal, QC)
Kyle Scott (Hamilton, ON)
Mario Girard (Montréal, QC)
Stephen Westcott (Conception Bay South, NL)
BC2
Bastien Huard (Lévis, QC)
Benoit Ostiguy (Montréal, QC)
Christopher Labelle (Blainville, QC)
Danny Pouliot (Saint-Lambert, QC)
David Simoneau (Montréal, QC)
Dominic Gomez (Whitby, ON)
Gaétan Lottinville (Montréal, QC)
Margot Vignal (Montréal, QC)
Marie-Laurence Bolduc (Sainte-Marie de Beauce, QC)
Mégane Ravary (Montréal, QC)
Olivier Dussault (Québec City, QC)
Olivier Roy* (Québec City, QC)
Pierre-Yves Lévesque (Montréal, QC)
Samuel Maurice (Saint-Anne-des-Plaines, QC)
Sandrine Dion (Laval, QC)
BC3
Alexandre Raymond (Sorel-Tracy, QC); Ass’t: Isabelle Blette
Alexandre Ziegler (Montréal, QC); Ass’t: Éric Ziegler
Amine Loulidi (Montréal, QC); Ass’t: Loubna Benabdelali
Bryce Desrochers (Ottawa, ON); Ass’t: Rolly Desrochers
Carter Plumb (Brampton, ON); Ass’t: Jennifer Knight
Esraa Sbeiti (Montréal, QC); Ass’t: Reghada Sbeiti
Fatima Zahra Abderrahmane (Montréal, QC); Ass’t Marie-Josée Duchesne
Jennifer Goulet (Oshawa, ON); Ass’t: Terry Goulet
Josh Gautier (Niagara Falls, ON); Ass’t: Joyce Gautier
Mariane Paquet (Québec City, QC); Ass’t: Martine Auger
Nico Iemma (Oshawa, ON); Ass’t: Patrick Iemma
Samuel Lafleur (Saint Dominic, QC); Ass’t: Nathalie Laflamme
Sylvie Maheu (Montréal, QC); Ass’t: René Nicolas
BC5
Andrew Woodrow (St. John’s, NL)
Jean-Loup Lamiot (Montréal, QC)
Marc-Antoine Goupil (Honfleur, QC)
Open
Ariane Dubuc (Montréal, QC)
Ariane Soulard (Montréal, QC)
Daniel Hutchison (Victoria, BC)
Hunter Cross (Oshawa, ON)
Kylie Waters (Victoria, BC)
Myriam Morin (Montréal, QC)
Nancie Caldwell (Montréal, QC)
Richard Brochu (Montréal, QC)
NOTE: There are no BC4 athletes registered at this moment. Athlete classes (i.e., BC1-5, Open) above are subject to change after classification has been completed.
* indicates: National Boccia Team Member
Interview Availability
- Peter Leyser, Executive Director, Boccia Canada
- Yan Martin (for French Interviews based on availability), Director, Défi sportif AlterGo
- Participating athlete from your region (contact Holly Janna, Communications Lead and National Team Coordinator, Boccia Canada)
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. We lead, develop and grow boccia from grassroots to producing World Champions, and we collaborate with partners to increase participation of Canadians with physical disabilities in sport.
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.
Media Contact
Holly Janna
Communications Lead and National Team Coordinator, Boccia Canada
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: 613-748-1430 x3 | Cell: 514-944-5193