Boccia Canada News
Canadians Take Some Positives from the Hong Kong Boccia World Open
Fresh off their silver medal in the BISFed Montreal Boccia World Open two weeks ago, Canadians Éric Bussière (Verchères, QC), and Philippe Lord, (Blainville, QC), joined this time by Marylou Martineau (Québec City, QC), couldn’t repeat their success in Asia at the BISFed Hong Kong World Open.
Canada Strikes Again with a Silver in BC3 Pairs at the 2019 BISFed Montréal Boccia World Open
Needing to win to move on at the 2019 Montréal Boccia World Open, the BC3 National Boccia Team members showed they can compete under pressure on the world stage led by Éric Bussière (Verchères, QC), veteran and leader of the team, Philippe Lord (Blainville, QC) and Joëlle Guérette (Montréal, QC).
Canadian Powerhouse Alison Levine Wins Gold at the Montreal Boccia World Open
It was a gold medal day for Alison Levine of Canada, now the number 3 ranked BC4 boccia player in the world. Despite an early scare in pool play from her Brazilian opponent, Levine appeared to pick-up strength as the tournament entered the elimination round. A 5-2 quarterfinal win followed by a closely contested 4-2 win in the semi-finals against number 6 ranked Boris Nicolai of Germany, had Levine heading to the finals against Seong-yuk Jang of South Korea.
Six champions crowned at 2019 Défi Sportif AlterGo National Boccia Open
Six gold medals were awarded on the final day of the 2019 Défi Sportif AlterGo National Boccia Open at the Maurice Richard Arena today.
World Class Boccia Returns to Montréal with Two Events
Two world class Boccia competitions will be contested over the next nine days at the famed Maurice Richard Arena in Montréal. Opening the National boccia completion calendar is the 2019 Défi sportif AlterGo National Boccia Open, the first opportunity this year for athletes to compete against their rivals from across Canada.