Boccia Canada News
Canada Aiming for Boccia Quarterfinals
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (September 13, 2016) – This afternoon Canada went head to head in BC4 individual boccia competition. Alison Levine (Montreal, QC) took on long time friend and mentor Marco Dispaltro (St. Jerome, QC) in their first match of pool play. “You travel how many kilometers to come to the Paralympics and you…
Moving Forward to Individual Play for Team Canada
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (September 11, 2016) – It was a disappointing day for Team Canada with no pairs moving forward to the medal rounds, but heads are still lifted high and focus is still on the court as the athletes look to individual play on Tuesday. Again playing in a packed house Canada’s BC4…
Canada’s BC4 Pairs Still in Contention for the Semifinal
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (September 10, 2016) – Playing to a sold-out crowd of roughly 8000 fans was something new for Team Canada as they entered Day 1 of boccia pairs competition. It brought out both excitement and nerves for both of Canada’s pairs. The pair opened the competition against home team and long-time rivals…
Bruno Garneau added to Boccia team for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Bruno Garneau competes in Pairs BC3 – Round 3 in the Abilities Centre during the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games (Photo: Matthew Murnaghan/Canadian Paralympic Committee) Ottawa, ON (Aug. 23, 2016) – The Canadian Paralympic Committee and Boccia Canada have announced an update to the boccia team that will compete for Team Canada at the Rio…
Boccia Canada nominates six athletes to Team Canada for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Montreal, QC (July 18, 2016) – Boccia Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee are proud to announce the six boccia athletes nominated for selection to Team Canada for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games this September. Team Canada’s boccia players bring a powerful mix of youth and experience. Four of the six will be competing in…