Boccia Canada News

Eight Canadians Advance to the Quarterfinals

Eight Canadians Advance to the Quarterfinals

August 20, 2017

Cali, Colombia (August 19, 2017) – Eight Canadians advanced to the quarter finals at the Americas Boccia Championships. Hanif Mawji (Burnaby, BC) and Joseé Lamothe (Trois-Rivières) both head to the quarterfinals in the BC1 classification. Lamothe took the court by storm this weekend and finished at the top of her pool. She lost only one…

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Canada Steals the Show in Colombia

Canada Steals the Show in Colombia

August 19, 2017

Cali, Colombia (August 18, 2017) – Playing late into the night, Canada shone on the first day of individual play at the Americas Boccia Championships with an incredible thirteen wins and just two losses. The day started with back to back wins from Adam Dukovich (London, ON) and Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC) and the…

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Dispaltro and Levine Win Bronze and Qualify for World Championships

Dispaltro and Levine Win Bronze and Qualify for World Championships

August 18, 2017

Cali, Colombia (August 17, 2017) – Marco Dispaltro and Alison Levine came away with the bronze medal today in the BC4 Pairs division at the Americas Regional Championship in Cali, Colombia. The win also earns Canada a pairs slot at the 2018 World Championships. Dispaltro and Levine started the day with a semi-final loss to…

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Dispaltro and Levine Heading to Semifinals Tomorrow

Dispaltro and Levine Heading to Semifinals Tomorrow

August 17, 2017

Cali, Colombia (Aug 16, 2017) – It was an uneven start, but BC4 Pairs of Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC) and Alison Levine (Montreal, QC) are heading to the semi-finals tomorrow morning at the Americas Boccia Championships in Santiago de Cali, Colombia. After an uncharacteristic loss to Mexico in their first match, the BC4 Pair…

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Boccia Becomes First Paralympic-Only Sport and Ninth High-Performance Training Group to Take Up Residence at INS Québec

Boccia Becomes First Paralympic-Only Sport and Ninth High-Performance Training Group to Take Up Residence at INS Québec

August 15, 2017

Montréal, QC (August 3, 2017) – The Institut national du sport du Québec (INS Québec) enthusiastically welcomes the National Boccia Training Squad as a high-performance training group. This is the first Paralympic-only sport to take up residence at the INS Québec Complex in the Olympic Park. With its own training facility, this new sport will…

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