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Lance Cryderman and Danik Allard also grab titles<\/em><\/p>\n

OTTAWA \u2013 It wasn\u2019t hard to find Joshua Gautier at the 30th Canadian Boccia Championships on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Niagara Falls, Ont., resident was the one illuminating the RA Centre with a beaming smile after he earned his first career national title and medal in a victory over Marylou Martineau of Quebec City in the BC3 class.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old Gautier, competing at his fifth Canadian championships, took the match 4-3 in an extra end.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019It was exhausting,\u2019\u2019 said Gautier. \u2018\u2019I worked hard and I\u2019m glad it paid off. I got down early but I didn\u2019t get discouraged. I got my game in order in the third end and was able to pull it out.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Gautier\u2019s cousin is three-time Paralympian Shelley Gautier. The Para cyclist won a bronze at the 2016 Rio Games and multiple world titles.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019Shelley set a great example for me,\u2019\u2019 said Joshua Gautier. \u2018\u2019She showed a lot of perseverance and went through a lot to get to the top.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019For me sometimes it felt like it took forever to get to this point but it can happen if you work hard.\u2019’<\/p>\n

The bronze medal match also needed an extra end as defending champion Alexandre Lemaire of Kingsey Falls, Que., beat Carter Plumb of Brampton, Ont. 5-4.<\/p>\n

The BC2 final was equally exciting as two-time Paralympian Danik Allard of Bois-des-Filion, Que., collected his sixth career title defeating Olivier Roy of Quebec City 4-3.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019I was expecting a close match,\u2019\u2019 said Allard, 23. \u2018\u2019In the extra end I made the shots I needed to save my day. I worked a lot on my centre game in training and I knew I would have the advantage if I kept that strategy.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Jim Davis of Thorold, Ont., defeated Krystin Collins of St John\u2019s N.L. 5-0 for the bronze.<\/p>\n

In BC1, two-time Paralympian Lance Cryderman of Sudbury, Ont., completed an undefeated run for the gold with a 10-3 win over Hanif Mawji of Burnaby, B.C. in a rematch of last year\u2019s final.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019I was ready to come back to get on the court after the Games,\u2019\u2019 said Cryderman, whose Paralympic Games appearances were 24 years apart (2000 and 2024). \u2018\u2019It\u2019s been a few weeks now and this is what I love to do. This is my happy place when I\u2019m on the court and throwing those balls.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

30 for 30 for Hanif Mawji<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 56-year-old Mawji, a 2008 Paralympian, has competed at all 30 Canadian boccia championships.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019Hanif\u2019s love for the game is so clear,\u2019\u2019 said Cryderman. \u2018\u2019Whenever he makes a great shot you can hear him and he\u2019s always jumping for joy when things are going well. He\u2019s so expressive.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Cryderman took a 16-year hiatus from the sport in 2001 to complete a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from Laurentian University, where he also works as an accessibility advisor.<\/p>\n

Liza Puri of London, Ont., won bronze with an 8-0 win over Chris Halpen of Victoria.<\/p>\n

Daniel Hutchison of Victoria won the Open category and Quebec\u2019s Marc-Antoine Goupil placed first in BC5.<\/p>\n

Pairs and team preliminary round action got under later Saturday and will conclude on Sunday.<\/p>\n

For full results visit HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

For tournament information visit HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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