Boccia Canada News
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…
Paralympic medalist, law school graduate and Canadian sport leader Josh Vander Vies announces retirement from competition
Vancouver, BC (May 7, 2015) – The Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association (CCPSA) proudly celebrates the boccia career of Paralympian Josh Vander Vies, a BC4 Pairs Bronze Medalist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games as he announces his retirement from the sport, ending an 11-year career as a member of the Canadian team. Vander Vies’…
Canada Wins Gold, Silver and Bronze at 2015 BISFed Americas Team and Pairs Championships
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…
Two strong showings from BC4 Pair at second day of 2015 Défi Sportif
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…