Boccia Canada News
Canada Wins Double Boccia Bronze to Close 2019 Parapan Games
Canada won double bronze in pairs to wrap up the boccia event with three total medals at the 2019 Lima Parapan American Games.
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.