{"id":12307,"date":"2022-12-02T15:52:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T20:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/?post_type=news&p=12307"},"modified":"2022-12-21T13:37:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T18:37:51","slug":"most-important-competition-of-the-year-2022-world-boccia-championships-begins-for-the-national-boccia-team-in-rio-de-janeiro","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/news\/article\/most-important-competition-of-the-year-2022-world-boccia-championships-begins-for-the-national-boccia-team-in-rio-de-janeiro\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Important Competition of the Year \u2013 2022 World Boccia Championships \u2013 Begins for the National Boccia Team in Rio de Janeiro"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alison Levine went undefeated in Individual and Pairs play last year at the World Boccia Americas Regional Championships, which led to her qualification for the 2022 World Boccia Championships<\/em><\/p>\n

Ottawa, ON (December 2, 2022)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Eight boccia athletes will be representing Canada and competing at the Rio de Janeiro World Boccia Championships starting with the individual event beginning on December 6th\u00a0and Team\/Pairs on December 11th.<\/p>\n

Number three in the world in BC4 Female Individual, Alison Levine (Montr\u00e9al, QC), is anticipating \u201ca very high level of play at the Rio World Championships. Everyone who arrives wants to grab a medal at a major event.\u201d<\/p>\n

All eight Canadian athletes are participating in individual play given their placement at previous World Boccia competitions or world ranking.<\/p>\n

Danik Allard (Bois-des-Filion, QC), Kristyn Collins (St. John\u2019s, NL), and Lance Cryderman (Sudbury, ON) were medalists at the Americas Regional Championships in Team which allows them to participate in both Team BC1\/BC2 and individual play respectively in Rio.<\/p>\n

Marco Dispaltro (St.-J\u00e9r\u00f4me, QC) and Lois Martin (St. John\u2019s, NL) qualified for Rio based on their international rank in individual play while Jo\u00eblle Gu\u00e9rette (Montr\u00e9al, QC) is the only BC3 to attend the competition based on a special exception as sole BC3 competitor for Boccia Canada.<\/p>\n

This will be C\u00e9sar Nicolai\u2019s first World Championships as Head Coach of the National Team and there\u2019s definitely an opportunity for a lot of firsts. \u201cFor the majority of our athletes it\u2019s their first participation in a World Championships and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing them compete in a competition of this stature. It will also give us an opportunity to observe boccia athletes from all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Nicolai, it\u2019s an opportunity to make history as well: \u201cWe have our hearts set on climbing for the first time in the history of Boccia Canada, onto the podium at a World Championships in the BC4 Pairs category. There are some good countries in this category, but we have the assets to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

After medalling at the Regional Championships in BC4 Pairs, Paralympians Iulian Ciobanu (Montr\u00e9al, QC) and Levine are looking for the podium and the opportunity to secure a spot in the 2024 Paris Paralympics.<\/p>\n

\u201cIulian and I are ready to continue showing the world why we\u2019re one of the best. We want to finish on the podium, if not, all the way on the top. Very high goals but very attainable.\u201d Ciobanu is eleventh in the world in individuals.<\/p>\n

All athletes are coming back from an action-packed week at the 2022 Canadian Boccia Championships in London, Ontario which ended almost two weeks ago. Since then, the National Team has been back at training\u00a0preparing for Rio and to show the world, what Canada is capable of.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn preparation of the event it\u2019s less about big changes being made. It\u2019s more about refining your skills, solidifying your game style, and not stressing your body too much. Making sure you\u2019re physically and mentally ready to play, which we are,\u201d said Levine.<\/p>\n

There is a total of 169 athletes attending the Rio World Boccia Championships and Canada is competing in nine of the eleven events.<\/p>\n

The link for the results and schedule will be updated once classification is finished via Boccia Canada\u2019s Facebook page\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The webcast can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About Boccia Canada<\/h2>\n

Boccia Canada is the boccia delivery arm of the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association (CCPSA), the National Sport Organization for the Paralympic sport of boccia. Boccia Canada is focused on providing athletes and individuals of all ages and skill with the chance to play a unique Paralympic sport. We lead, develop and grow boccia from grassroots to producing World Champions, and we collaborate with partners to increase participation of Canadians with physical disabilities in sport.<\/p>\n

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About boccia<\/h2>\n

Boccia is a Paralympic sport of precision and strategy similar to lawn bowling or curling, played by athletes with Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy and related disabilities. It is one of only two Paralympic sports that do not have an Olympic counterpart. Athletes compete in one of six sport classes based on their level and type of disability: BC1, BC2, BC3 BC4, BC5, and Open.<\/p>\n

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Media Contact<\/h2>\n

Holly Janna
\nCommunications Lead and National Team Coordinator, Boccia Canada
\nEmail:\u00a0hjanna@bocciacanada.ca<\/a>
\nPhone Number: 613-748-1430 x3 | Cell: 514-944-5193<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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