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Canada Wins Gold, Silver and Bronze at 2015 BISFed Americas Team and Pairs Championships

Canada Wins Gold, Silver and Bronze at 2015 BISFed Americas Team and Pairs Championships

May 3, 2015

Montreal, QC (May 3, 2015) – The third and final day of international competition at the 32nd edition of the BISFed Americas Team and Pairs Championships ended on a high note with a gold medal and qualification for the Paralympic Games for the BC4 Doubles, a silver medal for the BC3 Doubles, and two victories…

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Two strong showings from BC4 Pair at second day of 2015 Défi Sportif

Two strong showings from BC4 Pair at second day of 2015 Défi Sportif

May 1, 2015

Montréal, QC (May 1, 2015) – Day two of the BISFed Boccia Americas Team and Pair Competition at the 32nd edition of Défi Sportif Altergo was fraught with tension as Canada took on Chile, USA, Brazil and Argentina. The BC3 pair of five time Paralympian Paul Gauthier (Vancouver, BC), Éric Bussière (Verchères, QC) and Kevin…

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BC3s dominate at first day of 2015 Défi Sportif

BC3s dominate at first day of 2015 Défi Sportif

April 30, 2015

Montréal, QC (April 30, 2015) – Today, ten members of the National Team Training Squad squared off against rivals from across the Americas at the 2015 BISFed Americas Team and Pairs Championships, a qualifying event for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. The first day of competition was coloured by strong play, both from Canada and…

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Volunteers try out Parapan Am sports in Whitby

Volunteers try out Parapan Am sports in Whitby

February 3, 2015

Whitby, ON (February 3, 2015) – Doris Foden is hoping her ability to speak three languages will come in handy this summer when she volunteers for the Toronto 2015 Pan American/Parapan Am Games. The Pickering resident has been assigned supervisor of the press box at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre in Scarborough and said…

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The Announcement of the 2014 Boccia Team for the World Championships

The Announcement of the 2014 Boccia Team for the World Championships

July 7, 2014

Ottawa, ON (July 7, 2014) – The Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association is excited to announce the 2014-2015 National Team named to compete at the BISFed World Championships in Beijing this September. The ten players were selected from the sixteen athletes making up the National Boccia Training Squad. Mario Delisle, Head Coach of the National…

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