Boccia Canada News
Solid play from Canadian BC4s on first day of individual competition at Boccia World Open
Seoul, South Korea (July 22, 2015) – At his first international competition, Iulian Ciobanu, as well as member of CIBC Team Next Alison Levine and World Number One Marco Dispaltro did not disappoint on the first day of individual play at the Boccia World Open in Seoul, Korea. Levine took two wins, Dispaltro won his…
Canadian BC4 Pairs Take Sixth Place at Boccia World Open in Seoul, Korea
Seoul, South Korea (July 21, 2015) – With two losses and one win on day two of the Boccia World Open in Seoul at the South Korea Olympic Handball Gymnasium, World Number One Marco Dispaltro, member of CIBC Team Next Alison Levine and Iulian Ciobanu snag sixth place in pair play. The pair began the…
A hard day for Canadians at the Boccia World Open in Seoul
Seoul, South Korea (July 19, 2015) – World Number One Marco Dispaltro, member of CIBC Team Next Alison Levine and Iulian Ciobanu, at his first international competition, had a difficult beginning at the Boccia World Open in Seoul, Korea taking two losses against host country Korea and China. In their first match of the day,…
Levine Strikes Silver for Canada at the Boccia World Open in Poznan, Poland
Poznan, Poland (June 21, 2015) – Alison Levine (Montreal, QC) wins her first silver medal at an international individual competition off Canadian soil. Playing four games on the final day, Levine powered through three strong opponents – Samuel Andrejcik (SLO), Lazlo Hegesus (HUN), and 2012 Paralympic gold medallist Direcu Pinto (BRA) – before facing Domingos…
Canadians unstoppable on day four of Boccia World Open in Poznan
Poznan, Poland (June 20, 2015) – Canadian BC4 players Marco Dispaltro (St Jérôme, QC), Caroline Vietnieks (Burnaby, BC) and Alison Levine (Montreal, QC) maintained their strong form on the fourth day of competition and second of individual play at the Boccia World Open in Poznan, Poland. World Number One Dispaltro took the win over Greece’s…