Boccia Canada News

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…

Thirty-five of Canada’s best boccia athletes including Josh Gautier (pictured) of Niagara Falls, Ontario are competing at the North London Optimist Community Centre starting Thursday London, ON (November 14, 2022) – The 28th Canadian Boccia Championships are being hosted by the London Cannonballs in London, Ontario from November 15th to November 21st at the North London Optimist Community Centre….

Former National Team Member, Hanif Mawji, participated in the British Columbia Boccia Provincials for his 32nd time (Photo Credit: SportAbility BC) Ottawa, ON (November 8, 2022) – The 2022 British Columbia Boccia Provincial Championships were recently held at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Athletes competed in the Individual BC1/BC2 Division and the Individual Open Class Division including newcomer…

Ryan Rondeau and performance partner, Samantha Leger, celebrating the silver medal win for Canada Ottawa, ON (October 1, 2022) – Ryan Rondeau (Edmonton, AB) sealed a silver medal at his first international competition ever in Cali, Colombia while in Pairs competition, Rondeau and BC3 teammate Marylou Martineau (Québec City, QC) come home empty handed after…

BC3 medalists pictured with their performance partners after success at 2022 Boccia Blast Ottawa, ON (September 28, 2022) – The longest running annual boccia tournament in Canada was held over the weekend with medals awarded in four different categories of the Individual event. In the BC1 class, Lance Cryderman (Sudbury, ON) won by two points in the…