Boccia Canada News

Toronto, ON (August 9, 2015) – It was a packed day for all ten members of the Canadian boccia squad at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games as each athlete competed in the first round of individual pool play at Abilities Centre in Whitby. A strong performance was delivered by BC2 athlete Adam Dukovich (Ottawa,…

Toronto, ON (August 8, 2015) – An exciting day for the Canadian boccia squad who struck gold in the BC3 pair division while scoring a silver in BC4 pair play and a bronze in the BC1/BC2 team category.  The BC3s, made up of Éric Bussière (Montréal, QC), Paul Gauthier (Vancouver, BC) and Bruno Garneau (Montreal,…

Toronto, ON (August 5, 2015) – The Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association (CCPSA) congratulates boccia player Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC), named today as the flag bearer for the TO2015 Parapan American Games Canadian Team. Of the honour, interim Executive Director Jennifer Larson says, “we are thrilled that Marco is making history as the first…

Seoul, South Korea (July 23, 2015) – On the final day of competition at the 2015 Boccia World Open, World Number One Marco Dispaltro (St. Jérôme, QC) takes fourth place while member of CIBC Team Next Alison Levine (Montréal, QC) steals fifth and Iulian Ciobanu (Chisinau, Moldova) grabs eighth place at his first international competition….

Seoul, South Korea (July 22, 2015) – Iulian Ciobanu (Chisinau, Moldova), Marco Dispaltro (St. Jérôme, QC) and Alison Levine (Montréal, QC) each qualified for the quarter finals in individual play at the fourth day of competition at the second Boccia World Open of 2015 in Seoul, Korea. Dispaltro and Ciobanu took one win each while…