Boccia Canada News
Boccia Canada’s 2017-18 NextGen Program Receives Additional Financial Support
Ottawa, ON (January 31, 2018) – Boccia Canada is excited to announce additional funding received to support and enhance the NextGen boccia program. This added financial support was made possible by Boccia Canada’s partners Sport Canada, Own the Podium, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the Paralympic Foundation of Canada. Boccia Canada’s NextGen program aims to…
Dispaltro Forces Quarterfinal Tie-Break at Bangkok World Open
Bangkok, Thailand (October 9, 2017) – Marco Dispaltro’s playoff run came to halt today at the Bangkok World Open. Despite playing a strong quarterfinal match against rival Hyeon-Seok Seo of Korea, Dispaltro (St.Jerome, QC) fell just short in the tiebreaker end. “It’s a little frustrating to be so close and yet so far. The two…
Dispaltro Advances to Playoffs at Bangkok World Open
Bangkok, Thailand (October 8, 2017) – Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC) went undefeated on the final day of pool play to advance to the playoffs at the Bangkok World Open. The day started against Yuexian Guang, a phenomenal young athlete from China. It was a close game, but Dispaltro pulled ahead in the tie break…
Tough First Day of Individual Competition at the Bangkok World Open
Bangkok, Thailand (October 7, 2017) – With three losses, it was a tough start for Team Canada on the first day of individual competition at the 2017 BISFed Bangkok World Open, but both Iulian Ciobanu (Montreal (QC) and Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC) could still qualify for the playoffs. Iulian Ciobanu (Montreal, QC) started with…
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…