Boccia Canada News

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…

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…

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…

Povoa de Varzim, Portugal (July 8, 2018) – Philippe Lord (Blainville, QC) and Eric Bussière (Verchères, QC) will be coming home to Canada on Wednesday with a medal around their neck, after claiming silver in BC3 pairs competition at the BISFed 2018 World Open Povoa de Varzim in Portugal. The BC4 pairs finished their competition…

Povoa de Varzim, Portugal (July 7, 2018) – The first day of pairs competition at the BISFed 2018 World Open Povoa de Varzim in Portugal proved to be a great success for the Canadian BC4 Pairs who went undefeated in three matches.  For the Canadian BC3 Pairs, there was significantly more drama winning one match,…