Boccia Canada News
Dispaltro Wins Parapan Gold – “the Gordie Howe of Wheelchair Sports”
Marco Dispaltro (Saint-Jérôme, QC) and Iulian Ciobanu (Montréal, QC) both played Colombians in the gold and bronze medal games on day three of the boccia action at the 2019 Lima Parapan Games.
Canada’s BC4s Advance to Compete for Gold and Bronze Medal at the 2019 Parapan Ams
Day two of the competition was packed with action with the round robins finishing up before the quarterfinals and semifinals kicked off. In the end, four Canadians advanced to the quarterfinals and two advanced to the semifinals.
Great Start for the National Team in Lima
Lima, Peru (August 29, 2019) – The boccia competition for the 2019 Parapan American Games officially began with individual pool play. Day 1 included wins by all seven athletes in classes BC1, BC3, and BC4. Hanif Mawji (Burnaby, BC) started with a loss against Argentina’s Ailen Flores, but kept his playoff chances alive by winning against Yushae Desilva-Andrade…
Three Champions Crowned at British Columbia Boccia Provincials
The 2019 British Columbia Boccia Provincial Championships took place July 13-14 at Victoria’s Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE). PISE will also be the host venue for the 2019 Canadian Boccia Championships this November.
Victoria to Host Canadian Boccia Championships for First Time in 2019
Ottawa, ON (July 26, 2019) – Boccia Canada is pleased to announce that SportAbility will be the official hosts of the 26th Canadian Boccia Championships at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE) in Victoria from November 27 – December 1, 2019. The Championships were last held in British Columbia in 2016 but this marks the…