Boccia Canada News
Canada’s Boccia Pairs Qualify for Tokyo
Canada’s BC4 pairs punched their ticket to Tokyo this weekend by winning gold at the 2019 Povoa World Open.
Current and Future Stars Shine at London Boccia Blast
The London Cannonballs welcomed 44 Canadian athletes from coast to coast at the 29th annual 2019 Boccia Blast tournament this weekend.
Canada Adds to Bronze Medal Tally in Sao Paulo
The bronze medal haul continued today at the BISFed Sao Paulo Boccia America Regional Championships with both the BC3 and BC4 pairs on the podium.
Canada Wins Double Bronze at Tokyo Qualifier
Individual competition wrapped up at the 2019 Sao Paulo Boccia America Regional Championships with Alison Levine and Danik Allard each winning bronze, falling just short of earning a coveted direct qualification slot at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. More Tokyo qualification slots will be up for grabs in the pairs and team events, which start tomorrow.
Risks Starting to Pay Off for Iulian Ciobanu
Iulian Ciobanu’s family packed their bags and moved from Moldova to Canada in 2010. As a person living with a disability, Ciobanu didn’t feel that he had the same opportunities to build a family and career in Moldova. He also felt that Canada would be more stable economically, politically and socially. From 2010 to 2014 Ciobanu settled in with his wife Corina and daughters, Alexandra and Eleonora while simultaneously learning French and English as a Québec resident.