Boccia Canada News
Four Communities ‘Take the Shot’ with Grants from Boccia Canada
Kinesiology students help deliver a boccia program in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley Ottawa, ON (DATE) – Boccia Canada is pleased to announce four communities received support to develop boccia in their region through the 2021-22 Take the Shot Grant program. The goal of the program is to increase boccia awareness across Canada and introduce the…
Mario Delisle and Alain Grenon Inducted into CCPSA Hall of Fame for Their Contributions to Boccia and Parasport
Alain Grenon accepted the award at the Centre des congrès in Québec City, the venue of the 2021 Canadian Boccia Championships Ottawa, ON (January 17, 2022) – The Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association (CCPSA) is pleased to announce that Mario Delisle and Alain Grenon are the newest members inducted into the CCPSA Hall of Fame. The Hall…
Boccia Canada Athletes’ Council Select Representatives
Athletes’ Council members Marco Dispaltro, Adam Dukovich, and Tammy McLeod at the 2017 Canadian Boccia Championships Ottawa, ON (January 13, 2022) – Following the 2021 Canadian Boccia Championships in Quebec City this past November, boccia athletes from across the country voted who will be their voice and represent them on Boccia Canada’s Athletes’ Council. Current athletes…
Canada Claims Five Medals at the São Paulo 2021 World Boccia Americas Regional Championships
Alison Levine celebrates her back to back medals, leaving São Paulo undefeated in BC4 Individual Female and Pairs São Paulo, Brazil (December 14, 2021) – The 2021 World Boccia Americas Regional Championships in São Paulo wrapped up on Monday with the Pairs and Team events. Canada leaves Brazil with a total of three bronze medals and two golds, including…
Levine Claims Gold while Dispaltro and Bussière Capture Bronze at the World Boccia Americas Regional Championships
Alison Levine celebrates her gold medal alongside Head Coach Mario Delisle and mother Roberta Fried-Levine São Paulo, Brazil (December 12, 2021) – The Canadian Boccia Team started off the World Boccia Americas Regional Championships strong, going undefeated in the first 13 games played, and rode that momentum to six athletes qualifying for bronze medal matches in individual…