Boccia Canada News
Dispaltro and Ciobanu Win Pairs Bronze in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand (October 6, 2017) – Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC) and Iulian Ciobanu (Montreal, QC) will be coming home with a bronze medal. It’s the first boccia medal Canada has won in Asia. “Finally we realized our most important objective, to be on the podium,” commented a pleased Ciobanu. “Of course we would like…
Dispaltro and Ciobanu in Semifinals at Bangkok World Open
Bangkok, Thailand (October 5, 2017) – Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC) and Iulian Ciobanu (Montreal, QC) will head to the semi-finals tomorrow at the 2017 BISFed Bangkok World Open. Canada secured their semi-final spot early in the tournament, after a lopsided 10-1 victory over Russia in their first game. The score didn’t reflect the difficulty…
Ciobanu and Dispaltro Arrive in Thailand for Bangkok World Open
Bangkok, Thailand (October 4, 2017) – Hot on the heels of their bronze medal performance at the BISFed Kansas City World Open last week, Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC) and Iulian Ciobanu (Montreal, QC) headed directly to Bangkok to compete at the next World Open in Bangkok from Oct 5-10. It’s another important step on…
Levine Wins Bronze at Kansas City World Open
Kansas City, USA (Sept 28, 2017) – Alison Levine (Montreal, QC) heads home from Kansas City with two bronze medals around her neck. Levine faced newcomer Davor Komar from Croatia in the bronze medal match and won the game 3-2. Levine played a disciplined game from the start, stealing a point on Komar’s jack in…
Three Canadians in the medal hunt at Kansas City World Open
Kansas City, USA (Sept 27, 2017) – Eric Bussiere (Vercheres, QC), Alison Levine (Montreal, QC) and Iulian Ciobanu (Montreal, QC) all went undefeated in pool play to qualify for the quarterfinals at the Kansas City World Open. “These athletes can win. They are three very good athletes,” says Head Coach Mario Delisle. Bussiere will be…