Boccia Canada News
BC4 Pairs Take Silver at Day Two of the Boccia World Open Championships
Poznan, Poland (June 18, 2015) – The second day and final day of pairs competition at the Boccia World Open Championships in Poznan Poland brought more strong technical and strategic play from Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC), Alison Levine (Montréal, QC) and Caroline Vietnieks (Burnaby, BC). The pairs dominated their first three games before faltering…
Dispaltro, Levine and Vietnieks waste no time on the first day of the Boccia World Open in Poznan, Poland
Poznan, Poland (June 17, 2015) – The Canadian BC4 Pairs opened the competition with a resounding 7-0 victory over Slovenia on the first day of competition at the Boccia World Open in Poznan, Poland. Led by BC4 Coach Cesar Nicolai, the Pairs team of world number one Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC), Caroline Vietnieks (Burnaby,…
Three athletes chosen to compete at Boccia World Open in Poznan, Poland
Ottawa, ON (June 15, 2015) – The Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association (CCPSA) is excited to announce athletes selected to compete at the Boccia World Open Championships at the Academy of Physical Education in Poznan, Poland from the 17th to the 22nd of June, 2015. There will be thirty one nations and 143 competitors at…
Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association Selects Boccia Squad For Nomination To The Parapan Am Games Team
Ottawa, ON (May 27, 2015) – London 2012 Paralympic Games bronze medalist and world No. 1 Marco Dispaltro of Montreal headlines the 10 athletes selected to the boccia team, announced today by the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association (CCPSA) for nomination to the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games team. A total of 10 boccia athletes,…
2015-2016 National Team Training Squad Announcement
Ottawa, ON (May 27, 2015) – The Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association is pleased to announce the members of the 2015-2016 National Team Training Squad as well as the athletes who will compete at the 2015 Boccia Americas Team & Pairs Championships in Montreal from April 27th to May 3rd. The sixteen players on the…