Boccia Canada News
Dispaltro Advances to Playoffs at Bangkok World Open
Bangkok, Thailand (October 8, 2017) – Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC) went undefeated on the final day of pool play to advance to the playoffs at the Bangkok World Open. The day started against Yuexian Guang, a phenomenal young athlete from China. It was a close game, but Dispaltro pulled ahead in the tie break…
Tough First Day of Individual Competition at the Bangkok World Open
Bangkok, Thailand (October 7, 2017) – With three losses, it was a tough start for Team Canada on the first day of individual competition at the 2017 BISFed Bangkok World Open, but both Iulian Ciobanu (Montreal (QC) and Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC) could still qualify for the playoffs. Iulian Ciobanu (Montreal, QC) started with…
Dispaltro and Ciobanu Win Pairs Bronze in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand (October 6, 2017) – Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC) and Iulian Ciobanu (Montreal, QC) will be coming home with a bronze medal. It’s the first boccia medal Canada has won in Asia. “Finally we realized our most important objective, to be on the podium,” commented a pleased Ciobanu. “Of course we would like…
Dispaltro and Ciobanu in Semifinals at Bangkok World Open
Bangkok, Thailand (October 5, 2017) – Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC) and Iulian Ciobanu (Montreal, QC) will head to the semi-finals tomorrow at the 2017 BISFed Bangkok World Open. Canada secured their semi-final spot early in the tournament, after a lopsided 10-1 victory over Russia in their first game. The score didn’t reflect the difficulty…
Ciobanu and Dispaltro Arrive in Thailand for Bangkok World Open
Bangkok, Thailand (October 4, 2017) – Hot on the heels of their bronze medal performance at the BISFed Kansas City World Open last week, Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC) and Iulian Ciobanu (Montreal, QC) headed directly to Bangkok to compete at the next World Open in Bangkok from Oct 5-10. It’s another important step on…