{"id":15703,"date":"2024-11-11T16:21:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T21:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/?post_type=news&p=15703"},"modified":"2024-11-11T16:28:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T21:28:23","slug":"ottawa-hosts-canadian-boccia-championships-for-the-first-time-november-13-17-at-ra-centre","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/news\/article\/ottawa-hosts-canadian-boccia-championships-for-the-first-time-november-13-17-at-ra-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa hosts Canadian Boccia Championships for the first time November 13-17 at RA Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Competition features 2024 Paralympic Games Team Member, Danik Allard<\/em><\/p>\n

Ottawa, ON (November 11, 2024)<\/strong> \u2013 The 30th<\/sup> Anniversary of the Canadian Boccia Championships are set for the RA Centre in Ottawa November 13th<\/sup> to the 17th<\/sup>. It is the first time the nation\u2019s capital hosts the event.<\/p>\n

It is also the first time Boccia Canada is the official organizing host. The sport\u2019s national governing body\u2019s head office is as the RA Centre\u2019s House of Sport.<\/p>\n

The annual event brings together Canada\u2019s most skilled boccia players to compete for the title of Canadian Champion in Team, Pairs, and Individual play. It is a sanctioned event within the national circuit and the most important competition of the year for ranking points across the country.<\/p>\n

The individual event includes athletes in six different classifications based on their functional capacity including BC5 and Open. Following the individual event, there will also be a team and pairs portion of the competition.<\/p>\n

The Championships are guaranteed to showcase outstanding performances, upsets, strategic plays, and a ton of emotion. Athletes will travel from across Canada to compete, including British Columbia, Ontario, Qu\u00e9bec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and New Brunswick.<\/p>\n

There are nine National Team Athletes that will be competing at this event. Four of these athletes also competed at the Paris Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n

There will be no webcast at this event. Instead, a daily wrap up of the competition will be shared every evening through press releases on our Facebook page here<\/a>and on our website here<\/a>. Follow our Facebook account for all updates and posts regarding the most critical national competition of the year!<\/p>\n

What<\/strong>:
\n2024 Canadian Boccia Championships<\/p>\n

When<\/strong>:
\nThursday, November 14
\n9:00 \u2013 19:00 EST: Individual Competition<\/p>\n

Friday, November 15
\n9:00 \u2013 19:00 EST: Individual Competition<\/p>\n

Saturday, November 16
\n9:00 \u2013 10:30 EST: Individual Competition
\n11:00 \u2013 11:45 EST: Medal Ceremony for Individual Competition
\n13:30 \u2013 16:30 EST: Team and Pairs Competition<\/p>\n

Sunday, November 17
\n9:00 \u2013 15:30 EST: Team and Pairs Competition
\n16:00 \u2013 16:30 EST: Medal Ceremony for BC1\/2 Team, BC3 Pairs, and BC4\/5\/Open Pairs<\/p>\n

For a more detailed schedule, click here<\/a><\/strong>. The full game schedule and results will be available after classification finishes on Wednesday, November 13 in the evening.
\nNOTE: Schedule is always subject to change<\/p>\n

Where<\/strong>:
\nRA Center<\/strong><\/a>
\n2451 Riverside Drive
\nOttawa, ON
\nK1H 7X7<\/p>\n

Who<\/strong>:
\nForty-three athletes are participating in the 2024 Canadian Boccia Championships with five provinces represented. Among the participants are current and former National Boccia Team members and current top-ranked provincial players as well including:<\/p>\n

BC1<\/strong>
\nChris Halpen (Victoria, BC)
\nDorya Belal (Brossard, QC)
\nHanif Mawji (Burnaby, BC)
\nJoe Philpott (St. John\u2019s, NL)
\nJustine Bureau (Qu\u00e9bec City, QC)
\nKrystel Larose (Montr\u00e9al, QC)
\nKyle Scott (Hamilton, ON)
\nLance Cryderman* (Sudbury, ON)
\nLiza Puri (London, ON)
\nLuke Cambridge (Victoria, BC)<\/p>\n

BC2<\/strong>
\nDanik Allard* (Bois-des-Filion, QC)
\nDominic Gomez (Whitby, ON)
\nJenna Flemming (Petit-Cap, NB)
\nJim Davis (Thorold, ON)
\nKristyn Collins* (St. John\u2019s, NL)
\nMaggie Julien (Sudbury, ON)
\nM\u00e9gane Ravary (Montr\u00e9al, QC)
\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); RO: Francis Lemaire
\nAlexandre Raymond (Sorel-Tracy, QC); RO: Isabelle Blette
\nAlexandre Ziegler (Montr\u00e9al, QC); RO: \u00c9ric Ziegler
\nBryce Desrochers (Ottawa, ON); RO: Rolly Desrochers
\nCarter Plumb (Brampton, ON); RO: Jennifer Knight
\nJoshua Gautier (Niagara Falls, ON); RO: Joyce Gautier
\nMarylou Martineau* (Qu\u00e9bec City, QC); RO: Jos\u00e9e Duquette
\nNico Iemma (Oshawa, ON); RO: Patrick Iemma
\nSamuel Lafleur (Saint Dominic, QC); RO: Nathalie Laflamme
\nTheresa MacLeod (Moncton, NB); RO: Lee Purves
\nNOTE: The mention of RO stands for ramp operator<\/em><\/p>\n

BC4<\/strong>
\nAlison Levine* (Montr\u00e9al, QC)
\nAndrew Woodrow (St. John\u2019s, NL)
\nGiovanni De Sero (Guelph, ON)
\nIulian Ciobanu* (Montr\u00e9al, QC)
\nMarco Dispaltro* (Montr\u00e9al, QC)
\nMartha Gustafson (Toronto, ON)<\/p>\n

BC5<\/strong>
\nJoe Radmore (St. John\u2019s, ON)
\nJulian Caverley (St. Catherines, ON)
\nMarc-Antoine Goupil (Honfleur, QC)<\/p>\n

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

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