Boccia Canada News
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…
Day 1 of Individual Competition Complete at Kansas City World Open
Kansas City, USA (Sept 26, 2017) – Team Canada won nine of thirteen games on the first day of individual play at the Kansas City World Open. If the team can carry this momentum into tomorrow things are shaping up for a positive finish to pool play. Alison Levine (Montreal, QC) and Iulian Ciobanu (Montreal,…
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…