Canadian duo set to close season at Coimbra 2025 World Boccia Cup
Iulian Ciobanu and Alison Levine pose with their silver medal at the 2025 Regional Championships
OTTAWA, ON (November 4, 2025) – Boccia Canada is excited to announce the official list of athletes who will compete at the Coimbra 2025 World Boccia Cup in Portugal, from November 8-16, 2025. This will mark the final international competition of the national team’s calendar.
Two athletes will be travelling to compete: Alison Levine and Iulian Ciobanu (both from Montreal, QC). National Team Head Coach César Nicolaï will lead the team in Portugal.
The Canadians will compete in the BC4 individual event, after which they will team up to compete in the BC4 pairs event.
Levine and Ciobanu most recently attended the 2025 Regional Championships, where the BC4 pair earned a silver medal and a World Championship qualification.
Ciobanu is clear about his goals. “We are approaching our last competition of the first year of the new Paralympic cycle. We are going to finish this year as we started it (with a podium finish), that is our goal. We will have the chance to play against new opponents and teams. My personal goal is to enjoy playing and savour the opportunity to see athletes I haven’t seen since the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.”
Nicolaï knows that this event will be an excellent opportunity. “Coimbra is the last World Cup of 2025, a great opportunity to end an intense season on a high note for Iulian and Alison. World Cups in Portugal are always very well organized and highly competitive. This is our first time in Coimbra with the BC4 athletes, and we can’t wait to be there.”
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Event Schedule
November 10 to 13: Individual Competition
November 13 to 15: Teams/Pairs Competition
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.
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