Boccia Canada News
Canada Wins Silver, Bronze at Kansas City World Open
Kansas City, USA (Sept 25, 2017) – Both the BC3 and BC4 pairs landed on the boccia podium in Kansas City today. The BC3 pair of Bruno Garneau (Montreal, QC), Eric Bussiere (Vercheres, QC) and Marylou Martineau (Quebec, QC) faced Great Britain in the semi-finals. It was a tightly fought match. Great Britain took the…
Bussière, Garneau and Martineau Undefeated on Day 1 of BISFed Kansas City World Open
Kansas City, USA (Sept 24, 2017) – Eric Bussiere (Vercheres, QC), Bruno Garneau (Montreal, QC) and Marylou Martineau (Quebec, QC) went undefeated in the BC3 Pair event on the first day of the BISFed Kansas City World Open. They cemented their playoff spot with 7-1 victories over Argentina and the USA. Anchored by a strong…
Boccia Team Announced for BISFed World Open in Kansas City, USA
Ottawa, ON (Sept 18, 2017) – Boccia Canada is excited to announce the athletes going to the 2017 BISFed World Open in Kansas City, USA from Sept 22-28. A month after the Americas Regional Championship in Cali, Colombia, the team is ready to face a broader range of competitors at their first World Open of…
Boccia Canada Celebrates the ParticipACTION 150 Play List
Residents of Ottawa take part in national physical activity challenge to honour Canada’s 150th Ottawa, ON (Sept 8, 2017) – Today, Boccia Canada hosted Boccia Day to celebrate the ParticipACTION 150 Play List – the ultimate list of physical activities that define us as Canadian. ParticipACTION created the ParticipACTION 150 Play List in honour of…
Final Day for Team Canada in Colombia
Cali, Colombia (August 20, 2017) – A challenging day for team Canada as the best in the region faced off in the quarter finals. The silver lining came when BC1 Hanif Mawji of Burnaby, British Columbia advanced to the semi-finals, the only Canadian to do so, and finished fourth. After losing in the semi-finals to…