{"id":13989,"date":"2023-10-24T21:57:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T01:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/?post_type=news&p=13989"},"modified":"2023-10-25T10:43:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T14:43:36","slug":"2023-canadian-boccia-championships-start-thursday-at-richmond-oval","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/news\/article\/2023-canadian-boccia-championships-start-thursday-at-richmond-oval\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Canadian Boccia Championships Start Thursday at Richmond Oval"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thirty-three athletes will be in Richmond for the 2023 Canadian Boccia Championships, including British Columbia athlete, Lisa Ferenc<\/em><\/p>\n

Ottawa, ON (October 24, 2023)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The 29th<\/sup>\u00a0Canadian Boccia Championships are being hosted in Richmond, BC from October 26 to October 29th<\/sup>\u00a0at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The individual competition officially begins on October 26th<\/sup>. This marks the first time the Championships are being held in Richmond, but not the first for British Columbia, which has a rich history of hosting this event, most recently in 2016 and 2019.<\/p>\n

The annual event brings together many of Canada\u2019s most skilled boccia players to compete for the title of Canadian Champion in Team, Pairs, and Individual play. It is sanctioned by Boccia Canada and counts for national ranking points. The individual event includes athletes in six different classifications based on their functional ability. Following the individual events, there will also be team and pairs competitions.<\/p>\n

The Championships are guaranteed to showcase outstanding performances, upsets, ingenious game strategy and emotion. Athletes will travel from across Canada to compete, including Alberta, Ontario, Qu\u00e9bec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and British Columbia.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the upcoming Santiago Parapan American Games, a qualifier for the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games in Paris, Canadian Parapan Am team members competing at the Championships include Danik Allard, Jo\u00eblle Gu\u00e9rette, Kristyn Collins, Lance Cryderman, Lois Martin, and Ryan Rondeau.<\/p>\n

Live webcast will be available, with commentary included during the playoffs on Saturday, October 28 and Sunday, October 29. The webcast feed will play on Richmond TV while CBC will share the stream via their platforms as well. The link(s) for the webcast will be shared via Boccia Canada\u2019s webpage here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and on Richmond Oval TV\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What<\/strong>:
\n2023 Canadian Boccia Championships<\/p>\n

When<\/strong>:
\nThursday, October 26
\n9:00 \u2013 17:30 PST: Individual Competition<\/p>\n

Friday, October 27
\n9:00 \u2013 17:30 PST: Individual Competition<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 28
\n9:00 \u2013 12:30 PST: Individual Competition
\n12:30 \u2013 13:30 PST: Medal Ceremony for Individual Competition
\n14:30 \u2013 16:30 PST: Mixed Pairs, BC3 Pairs, and Team Competition<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 29
\n9:00 \u2013 15:00 PST: Mixed Pairs, BC3 Pairs, and Team Competition
\n15:00 \u2013 16:00 PST: Medal Ceremony for Mixed Pairs, BC3 Pairs, and Team<\/p>\n

For a more detailed schedule, click\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>.
\nThe full game schedule and results will be found here<\/a><\/strong> after classification on Wednesday, October 26.
\nNOTE: Schedule subject to change<\/p>\n

Where<\/strong>:
\nRichmond Olympic Oval<\/strong><\/a>
\n6111 River Rd.
\nRichmond, BC
\nV7C 0A2<\/p>\n

Who<\/strong>:
\nThirty-three athletes are participating in the 2023 Canadian Boccia Championships with five provinces represented. Among the participants are current and former National Boccia Team members. Current top-ranked provincial players will be competing as well including:<\/p>\n

BC1<\/strong>
\nChris Halpen (Victoria, BC)
\nDorya Belal (Brossard, QC)
\nHanif Mawji (Burnaby, BC)
\nJustine Bureau (Qu\u00e9bec City, QC)
\nKyle Scott (Hamilton, ON)
\nLance Cryderman* (Sudbury, ON)
\nLois Martin* (St. John\u2019s, NL)
\nLuke Cambridge (Victoria, BC)
\nStephen Westcott (Conception Bay South, NL)<\/p>\n

BC2<\/strong>
\nDanik Allard* (Bois-des-Filion, QC)
\nDave Richer*** (Montr\u00e9al, QC)
\nDominic Gomez (Whitby, ON)
\nJames Davis (Thorold, ON)
\nKristyn Collins* (St. John\u2019s, NL)
\nLisa Ferenc (North Vancouver, BC)
\nMaggie Julien (Sudbury, ON)
\nNathan Bragg (Vancouver, BC)
\nOlivier Dussault (Qu\u00e9bec City, QC)
\nOlivier Roy (Qu\u00e9bec City, QC)<\/p>\n

BC3<\/strong>
\nAlexandre Lemaire (Kingsey Falls, QC); Ass\u2019t: Francis Lemaire
\nAlexandre Raymond*** (Sorel-Tracy, QC); Ass\u2019t:\u00a0Isabelle Blette
\nCarter Plumb (Brampton, ON); Ass\u2019t: Jennifer Knight
\nJo\u00eblle Gu\u00e9rette* (Sainte-Sophie, QC); Ass\u2019t: Jonathan Manseau
\nJoshua Gautier (Niagara Falls, ON); Ass\u2019t: Joyce Gautier
\nMarylou Martineau* (Qu\u00e9bec City, QC); Ass\u2019t: Jos\u00e9e Duquette
\nNico Iemma (Oshawa, ON); Ass\u2019t: Patrick Iemma
\nRyan Rondeau* (Edmonton, AB); Ass\u2019t: Samantha Leger<\/p>\n

BC4<\/strong>
\nGiovanni De Sero (Guelph, ON)<\/p>\n

BC5<\/strong>
\nMarc-Antoine Goupil (Honfleur, QC)<\/p>\n

Open<\/strong>
\nDaniel Hutchison*** (Victoria, BC)
\nKylie Waters (Victoria, BC)
\nWendy Wilkins*** (Victoria, BC)
\nZosia Ettenberg (Langley, BC)
\nNote: The * indicates that the person is a current member of the National Boccia Team. The *** indicates that the person is a wild card athlete.<\/p>\n

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