{"id":13355,"date":"2023-04-21T16:07:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T20:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=13355"},"modified":"2023-04-21T16:07:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T20:07:22","slug":"boccia-canada-athletes-competing-on-home-soil-at-the-montreal-world-boccia-cup","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/news\/article\/boccia-canada-athletes-competing-on-home-soil-at-the-montreal-world-boccia-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Boccia Canada Athletes Competing on Home Soil at the Montr\u00e9al World Boccia Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Canada\u2019s BC4 Pair, Alison Levine and Iulian Ciobanu (pictured left to right), are currently ranked third in the world after capturing a bronze at the World Boccia Championships last December in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ottawa, ON (April 21, 2023)\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 From April 24 to April 30, eight Boccia Canada athletes will compete on the world stage and on home soil for the first time since the Montr\u00e9al World Open in 2019. The Montr\u00e9al World Boccia Cup gets rolling in three days at the Maurice Richard Arena with the Boccia Canada athletes competing in nine different events.\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><strong>What<\/strong><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>2023 Montr\u00e9al World Boccia Cup<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><strong>When<\/strong><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Monday, April 24<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>9:00 \u2013 19:00 EST: Opening Ceremonies, Official Practice, Classification, Equipment Check<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Tuesday, April 25<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>9:00 \u2013 17:30 EST: Individual Competition<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Wednesday, April 26<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>9:00 \u2013 18:00 EST: Individual Competition<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Thursday, April 27<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>9:00 \u2013 18:00 EST: Individual Competition<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Friday, April 28<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>9:00 \u2013 18:00 EST: Individual Competition<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>18:30 EST: Medals Ceremony<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Saturday, April 29<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>9:00 \u2013 18:00 EST: Team and Pairs Competition<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Sunday, April 30<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>9:00 \u2013 18:00 EST: Team and Pairs Competition<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>18:30 EST: Medals Ceremony<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><strong>Where<\/strong><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/ccpsa.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=4c3848f04ae6739a1378f439d&amp;id=ffafcf879f&amp;e=dd82b36695. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fccpsa.us8.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D4c3848f04ae6739a1378f439d%26id%3Dffafcf879f%26e%3Ddd82b36695&amp;data=05%7C01%7CHJanna%40bocciacanada.ca%7C9b1e95ad8baa4be29e5708db42a3787b%7Cb24704b881c9422bb06d4d0ab5bfa5ae%7C0%7C0%7C638177042145325826%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=MbFgrMuVHMT9anHdeGM6rsec1XHBi0%2BmRKPidgBuYy8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Maurice-Richard Arena<\/a><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>2800 Viau Street\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Montr\u00e9al, QC H1V 3J3<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><strong>Who<\/strong><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>A total of 28 countries will be competing at the Montr\u00e9al World Cup, including Canada. There are eight athletes in total competing for Boccia Canada.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><strong>BC1<\/strong><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Lance Cryderman (Sudbury, ON)<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Lois Martin (St. John\u2019s, NL)<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><strong>BC2<\/strong><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Danik Allard (Bois-des-Filion, QC)\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Kristyn Collins (St. John\u2019s, NL)<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><strong>BC3<\/strong><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Jo\u00eblle Gu\u00e9rette (Ste\u2010Sophie, QC)\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><strong>BC4<\/strong><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Alison Levine (Montr\u00e9al, QC)<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Iulian Ciobanu (Montr\u00e9al, QC)<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Marco Dispaltro (Montr\u00e9al, QC)\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><strong>Interview Availability<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:cnicolai@bocciacanada.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"2\">C\u00e9sar Nicolai<\/a>\u00a0(for English or French Interviews based on availability),\u00a0National Team Head Coach, Boccia Canada<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:mailto:pleyser@bocciacanada.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"3\">Peter Leyser\u00a0<\/a>(for English interviews only based on availability), Executive Director, Boccia Canada<\/li>\n<li>Participating athlete from Canada (contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hjanna@bocciacanada.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"4\">Holly Janna<\/a>, Communications Lead and National Team Coordinator, Boccia Canada)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>About Boccia Canada<\/h2>\n<p>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<hr \/>\n<h2>About boccia<\/h2>\n<p>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<hr \/>\n<h2>Media Contact<\/h2>\n<p>Holly Janna<br \/>\nCommunications Lead and National Team Coordinator, Boccia Canada<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hjanna@bocciacanada.ca\">hjanna@bocciacanada.ca<\/a><br \/>\nPhone Number: 613-748-1430 x3 | Cell: 514-944-5193<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s BC4 Pair, Alison Levine and Iulian Ciobanu (pictured left to right), are currently ranked third in the world after capturing a bronze at the World Boccia Championships last December in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ottawa, ON (April 21, 2023)\u00a0\u2013 From April 24 to April 30, eight Boccia Canada athletes will compete on the world&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13356,"menu_order":0,"template":"","news_category":[],"class_list":["post-13355","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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