Boccia Canada News
A Short Day for Canada’s Boccia Team
Montreal, QC (April 29, 2018) – Back in action this morning for their last Group A match in BC3 pairs, Canada’s representatives Bruno Garneau (Montreal, QC), Éric Bussière (Verchères, QC) and Philippe Lord (Blainville, QC) bowed out to the Australians 5-1. “It was a hard loss to take against the Australians, but once it was…
Levine, Ciobanu and Dispaltro One Point Away from the Semi-Finals
Montreal, QC (April 28, 2018) – Canada’s BC4 representatives Alison Levine (Côte-Saint-Luc, QC), Iulian Ciobanu (Montreal, QC) andMarco Dispaltro (Saint-Jérôme, QC) came very close to qualifying for Sunday’s pairs semi-finals. The three of them joined forces on Saturday to beat the Colombians 4-2 and crush the Americans 8-1. “We had an excellent match against Colombia….
Silver for Alison Levine in the BC4 Group
Montreal, QC (April 27, 2018) – Quebec’s Alison Levine earned the silver medal in the BC4 class on Friday at the BISFed Montreal World Open, which is being held at the Maurice-Richard Arena as part of the Défi sportif AlterGo. In her final match, Levine was unable to conquer her opponent, Steve McGuire of Britain,…
Dispaltro, Levine and Ciobanu Head to the Quarterfinals
Montreal, QC (April 26, 2018) – Competition is fierce in the BISFed Montreal World Open at the Défi sportif AlterGo. Nevertheless, Canada’s representatives held their own at the Maurice-Richard Arena on Thursday, which was day two of the preliminary round of the individual tournament. Out of the ten who competed today, three will fight for…
Action Begins at the BISFed Montreal World Open!
Montreal, QC (April 25, 2018) – Representatives from eighteen countries have gathered at the Maurice-Richard Arena this week for the BISFed Montreal World Open, which is being held as part of the Défi sportif AlterGo. The world’s top boccia players competed for a perfect record on the first day of the individual tournament. The Canadians…