Boccia Canada News

Alison Levine went undefeated in Individual and Pairs play last year at the World Boccia Americas Regional Championships, which led to her qualification for the 2022 World Boccia Championships Ottawa, ON (December 2, 2022) – Eight boccia athletes will be representing Canada and competing at the Rio de Janeiro World Boccia Championships starting with the individual…

Team Ontario celebrate their many wins hosting the recent Canadian Boccia Championships in their home province London, ON (November 24, 2022) – The 2022 Canadian Championships wrapped-up this past weekend at the North London Optimist Community Centre after an action-packed four days of competition, with the Team and Pairs Champions crowned. The BC1/BC2 Team event came down to the…

Open athletes Rene Poirier, Daniel  Hutchison, and Mildred Thomas (pictured left to right) celebrate their win London, ON (November 20, 2022) – Remarkable performances from boccia athletes across Canada capped off the individual portion of the 2022 Canadian Boccia Championships. The BC2s were the largest class of athletes at this competition with athlete Nathan Bragg (Vancouver,…

Children from St. Kateri Elementary School asked four-time Paralympian Tammy McLeod questions in a Q&A session at the North London Optimist Community Centre today London, ON (November 17, 2022) – Five schools and approximately 400 children from grades one through twelve attended day one of the 2022 Canadian Boccia Championships at the North London Optimist…

Éric Bussière and Francine Hébert (pictured left to right) awaiting the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony Ottawa, ON (November 16, 2022) – Éric Bussière (Verchères, QC) and Francine Hébert have decided to step away from the national high-performance program after nearly ten years of competing internationally. Bussière and Hébert have a colourful history with the…