Boccia Canada News
No Stopping Alison Levine and Iulian Ciobanu as they Both Take Individual Medals at a Second World Cup in a Row
Alison played on a sprained ankle and torn ligament to win a gold in BC4 female individuals, with intention to play alongside Iulian Ciobanu in pairs next Ottawa, ON (September 6, 2023) – Boccia Canada athletes Alison Levine (Montréal, QC) and Iulian Ciobanu (Montréal, QC) took the boccia world by storm, ending today off with two…
Eight Athletes to Represent Canada at the Fortaleza 2023 World Boccia Cup
Joëlle Guérette celebrating a win at the 2023 Montréal World Cup where she made it to the quarters Ottawa, ON (August 30, 2023) – After a strong showing at the Santiago (Chile) World Boccia Challenger earlier this summer, eight of Canada’s National Boccia Team athletes will be heading to the Fortaleza (Brazil) 2023 World Boccia Cup…
Valuable Experience for Young Canadian Boccia Team in Poznan, Poland
Marylou Martineau finished in fourth place in BC3 female individuals at the Poznan World Boccia Challenger Ottawa, ON (August 24, 2023) – Three Canadian youngsters took to the international stage in Poznan, Poland to compete at the World Boccia Challenger. For Olivier Dussault (Québec City, QC) and Alexandre Lemaire (Kingsey Falls, QC) it was their first…
Update re Boccia Rule 4.0 – Gloves and Splints
For the past few years classifiers and referees have noted a discrepancy between what is written in BISFed International Boccia Rules – 2021 – 2024 (v.2.0) rule 4.0 regarding gloves and splints and what is in the standard classification procedures. To clarify, in Canada, this is the process that will be followed: Per Rule 4.0,…
Two Canadians Making International Debut at World Boccia event in Poznań, Poland
Alexandre Lemaire switched to the BC3 class last year and is, already, representing Canada internationally in 2023 Ottawa, ON (August 17, 2023) – Three boccia athletes will be representing Canada at the Poznań 2023 World Boccia Challenger from August 18-25. Marylou Martineau (Québec City, QC) and Alexandre Lemaire (Kingsey Falls, QC) will be teaming up for…