{"id":11921,"date":"2022-09-20T12:40:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T16:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/?post_type=news&p=11921"},"modified":"2023-02-09T11:56:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T16:56:01","slug":"boccia-blast-national-open-preludes-the-2022-canadian-championships-also-hosted-in-london-ontario","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/news\/article\/boccia-blast-national-open-preludes-the-2022-canadian-championships-also-hosted-in-london-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"Boccia Blast National Open Preludes the 2022 Canadian Championships Also Hosted in London, Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2022 Boccia Blast National Open competition begins today with athletes competing from coast to coast<\/em><\/p>\n

Ottawa<\/strong>, ON (September 20, 2022)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The 31st<\/sup>\u00a0Edition of the Boccia Blast National Open hosted by the London Cannonballs will reunite athletes from coast to coast from September 22 to 25 in London, Ontario. This will be a warmup for the National Championships taking place just two months later in the same city, which will have all of Canada\u2019s boccia talent on full display.<\/p>\n

Held annually, London Cannonballs Boccia Blast brings boccia athletes together from across Canada, including representation from Newfoundland, Ontario, British Columbia, and Qu\u00e9bec this year. The event is a sanctioned Boccia Canada competition and counts towards national ranking points. The competition typically includes Individual play only.

What<\/strong>
2022 Boccia Blast
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When<\/strong>
Friday, September 23
10:00 \u2013 18:00 EST: Individual Competition
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Saturday, September 24
10:00 \u2013 18:00 EST: Individual Competition
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Sunday September 25
10:00 \u2013 16:00 EST: Individual Competition
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Visit the London Cannonballs Facebook page\u00a0here<\/a>, Twitter page\u00a0here<\/a>, and Instagram page\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for all news and updates.
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Where<\/strong>
Stronach Recreation Community Centre
1221 Sandford Street
London, Ontario
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Who:<\/strong>
Thirty-six athletes are participating in the 2022 London Cannonballs Boccia Blast with four provinces represented. Among the participants are former Paralympians, including 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games athlete, Danik Allard (Bois-des-Filion, QC). Current and former National Team athletes and top-ranked players in each province will be competing as well including:
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BC1<\/strong>
Chris Halpen (Victoria, BC)
Hanif Mawji (Burnaby, BC)
Kyle Scott (Hamilton, ON)
Lance Cryderman* (Sudbury, ON)
Lois Martin* (St. John\u2019s, NL)
Stephen Westcott (Conception Bay South, NL)
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BC2<\/strong>
Danik Allard* (Bois-des-Filion, QC)
Dave Richer (Ste-Julie, QC)
Dominic Gomez (Toronto, ON)
Jamie McKee (London, ON)
Jennifer Goulet (Oshawa, ON)
Jim Davis (Thorold, ON)
Kristyn Collins* (St. John\u2019s, NL)
Maggie Julien (Sudbury, ON)
Olivier Dussault (Qu\u00e9bec City, QC)
Tom Mahoney (London, ON)
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BC3<\/strong>
Alexandre Lemaire (Kingsey Falls, QC); Ass\u2019t: Francis Lemaire
Alexandre Raymond (Sorel-Tracy, QC); Ass\u2019t: Isabelle Blette
Alexandre Ziegler (Montr\u00e9al, QC); Ass\u2019t: \u00c9ric Ziegler
Carter Plumb (Brampton, ON); Ass\u2019t: Jennifer Knight
Cody Dionne (Oshawa, ON); Ass\u2019t: Ruth Dionne
Deanna McInroy (Bowmanville, ON); Ass\u2019t: Graham Penak
Joey Spittal (London, ON); Ass\u2019t: Shona Beattie
Joshua Gautier (Niagara Falls, ON); Ass\u2019t: Joyce Gautier
Lloyd Davis (Toronto, ON); Ass\u2019t: John Davis
Nico Iemma (Oshawa, ON); Ass\u2019t: Patrick Iemma
Samuel Lafleur (Montr\u00e9al, QC); Ass\u2019t: Nathalie Laflamme
Sandra Regalo (London, ON); Ass\u2019t: Tracey Carvell
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BC4<\/strong>
Martha Gustafson (Toronto, ON)
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BC5<\/strong>
Marc-Antoine Goupil (Honfleur, QC)
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Open<\/strong>
Alison McKee (London, ON)
Daniel Hutchison (Victoria, BC)
Gordon Letke (Oshawa, ON)
Hunter Cross (Oshawa, ON)
Kylie Waters (Victoria, BC)
Teigan Webb-Bowie (Guelph, ON)

Note: The * indicates that the person is a current member of the National Team.

A list of full rankings can be found on the Boccia Canada website\u00a0here<\/a>.

Interview Availability<\/strong><\/p>\n