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Top Five Finish for Levine in Paralympic Debut

Top Five Finish for Levine in Paralympic Debut

September 15, 2016

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (September 15, 2016) – A performance of a lifetime is how Alison Levine of Montreal, QC describes her final game at the Paralympics. Coming into her first Paralympic Games Levine is leaving with a proud fifth place finish in individual play. After yesterday’s amazing performance taking her into the quarter finals,…

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Levine qualifies for Paralympic Quarter Finals

Levine qualifies for Paralympic Quarter Finals

September 15, 2016

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (September 14, 2016) – Alison Levine (Montreal, QC) qualified for the quarterfinals at her first Paralympic Games today in impressive fashion. Everything was riding on her final match of pool play against Ximei Lin of China. With a three way tie among other players in the pool, Levine had to either…

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Canada Aiming for Boccia Quarterfinals

Canada Aiming for Boccia Quarterfinals

September 14, 2016

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (September 13, 2016) – This afternoon Canada went head to head in BC4 individual boccia competition. Alison Levine (Montreal, QC) took on long time friend and mentor Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC) in their first match of pool play. “You travel how many kilometers to come to the Paralympics and you…

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Moving Forward to Individual Play for Team Canada

Moving Forward to Individual Play for Team Canada

September 12, 2016

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (September 11, 2016) – It was a disappointing day for Team Canada with no pairs moving forward to the medal rounds, but heads are still lifted high and focus is still on the court as the athletes look to individual play on Tuesday. Again playing in a packed house Canada’s BC4…

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Canada’s BC4 Pairs Still in Contention for the Semifinal

Canada’s BC4 Pairs Still in Contention for the Semifinal

September 11, 2016

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (September 10, 2016) – Playing to a sold-out crowd of roughly 8000 fans was something new for Team Canada as they entered Day 1 of boccia pairs competition. It brought out both excitement and nerves for both of Canada’s pairs. The pair opened the competition against home team and long-time rivals…

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