Boccia Canada News
National champions crowned on final day of the 2018 Canadian Boccia Championships -The 25th Edition
St. John’s, NL (November 19, 2018) – Every inch around the jack was closely contested in the medal rounds on the final afternoon of the 2018 Canadian Boccia Championships, hosted by Easter Seals Newfoundland & Labrador. Earlier in the week, gale force winds delayed the arrival of most of the event participants, forcing the cancellation of…
28 Years of Boccia in London at Annual Tournament: Competition Results
London, ON (October 30, 2018) – The Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre in London, Ontario played host last week (October 19-21, 2018) to Boccia Blast – an annual competition hosted by the London Cannonballs Boccia Club. Celebrating 28 years, Boccia Blast is a National Open Tournament sanctioned by Boccia Canada for players just starting out,…
Boccia Day Celebrated on September 29th in Communities across the Country
Today marked Boccia Day in Canada with events and activities taking place from coast to coast. With a mandate on growing the inclusive sport in communities across the country, the focus of Boccia Day is to showcase the Paralympic sport of boccia in partnership with local clubs and organizations.
Team Canada BC4 Pairs eliminated in Quarterfinals at the BISFed World Boccia Championships
Liverpool, England (August 17, 2018) – Alison Levine, Iulian Ciobanu and Marco Dispaltro’s journey at the BISFed 2018 World Boccia Championships came to an end today in the quarterfinal matchup against Germany, after having previously being undefeated in the competition. In their final pool play match, the BC4 pairs started the day with a strong…
Levine, Ciobanu and Dispaltro knock off number 1 and 8 ranked Slovakia and Russia
Liverpool, England (August 16, 2018) – The pairs competition began at the 2018 BISFed World Boccia Championships with Team Canada BC4’s red hot and winning both their pool matches today. With these victories against Russia and Slovakia, Canada has already qualified for tomorrow’s quarterfinal regardless of the result of their final pool match against the…