Boccia Canada News
Medals on all fronts for the Canadian boccia squad in BC3 and BC4 pair, and BC1/BC2 Team Play
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,…
Dispaltro Named to Lead TO2015 Parapan American Canadian Team as Flag Bearer
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…
Dispaltro snags fourth place at Boccia World Open in Seoul, Korea
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….
Ciobanu, Dispaltro and Levine each qualify for quarter finals at the Boccia World Open
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…
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…