Boccia Canada News
A berth to the semi-finals for Alison Levine at the BISFed 2018 World Boccia Championships
Liverpool, England (August 14, 2018) – Alison Levine continued her excellent performance with two significant victories today, in the round of sixteen and the quarterfinals at the BISFed 2018 World Boccia Championships. Teammate Eric Bussière (Verchères, QC) came-up short of victory against Grigorios Polychronidis from Greece, losing in the round of sixteen and is now…
Bussière and Levine headed to the round of sixteen finals at the World Boccia Championships
Liverpool, England (August 13, 2018) – Canadians Alison Levine (Côte-Saint-Luc, QC) and Eric Bussière (Verchères, QC) are heading to the round of sixteen finals at the BISFed 2018 World Boccia Championships. Despite solid efforts, teammates Hanif Mawji (Burnaby, BC) and Philippe Lord (Blainville, QC) have been relegated to the sidelines for the remainder of the…
Levine, Bussière and Mawji go undefeated on day one of the BISFed World Championships
Liverpool, England (August 12, 2018) – Team Canada started the individual competition at the BISFed 2018 World Boccia Championships with strong performances from a trio of veterans, Alison Levine (Côte-Saint-Luc, QC), Eric Bussière (Verchères, QC), and Hanif Mawji (Burnaby, BC). Teammate and relative newcomer to the National Team, Philippe Lord (Blainville, QC) faced two tough…
Canadian Team Announced for World Boccia Championships in Liverpool
Ottawa, ON (August 7, 2018) – Six athletes have been named to the Canadian team competing at the BISFed 2018 World Boccia Championships, taking place August 12-18 in Liverpool. Following their silver medal success in pairs at the World Open in Portugal, Philippe Lord (Blainville, QC) and Eric Bussière (Verchères, QC) are looking to take…
2018 BC Boccia Provincial Championships
Vancouver, BC (July 27, 2018) – This past weekend, SportAbility welcomed athletes across BC when we hosted the 2018 Boccia Provincial Championships. The event featured 12 athletes from the Lower Mainland, Prince George, and Vancouver Island. The tournament began with two round-robin pools, and players from all classifications competed against each other for a top…