{"id":15858,"date":"2025-01-16T20:50:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T01:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=15858"},"modified":"2025-01-21T11:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T16:42:33","slug":"boccia-canada-announces-espoir-team-plus-liza-puri-and-megane-ravary-joining-national-team-in-2025-celebrating-the-future-of-boccia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/news\/article\/boccia-canada-announces-espoir-team-plus-liza-puri-and-megane-ravary-joining-national-team-in-2025-celebrating-the-future-of-boccia\/","title":{"rendered":"Boccia Canada Announces Espoir Team plus Liza Puri and M\u00e9gane Ravary joining National Team in 2025: Celebrating the Future of Boccia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Liza Puri (right) proudly donning her bronze medal at the 2024 Canadian Boccia Championships (Photo Credit: Matt Murnaghan)<\/em><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Ottawa, ON (January 16, 2025)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Boccia Canada is thrilled to unveil its 2025 Espoir Team, showcasing a group of rising stars poised to make their mark on the national and, potentially, international stage thereafter. The roster reflects the tremendous skill and hard work of boccia athletes from across the country. In addition, two new National Team Members join the group of eight already announced last week to round out the team competing this year for their country against the best in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 Boccia Espoir National Team includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andrew Woodrow, BC4 Male, Newfoundland and Labrador<\/li>\n<li>Carter Plumb, BC3 Male, Ontario<\/li>\n<li>Fatima Zahra Abderrahmane, BC3 Female, Quebec<\/li>\n<li>Jim Davis, BC2 Male, Ontario<\/li>\n<li>Joe Philpott, BC1 Male, Newfoundland and Labrador<\/li>\n<li>Josh Gautier, BC3 Male, Ontario<\/li>\n<li>Kyle Scott, BC1 Male, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These athletes delivered impressive performances in 2024, with several earning noteworthy results at their first national competitions ever, which included D\u00e9fi sportif AlterGo National Open, Boccia Blast National Open, and the Canadian Boccia Championships. The 2025 season presents an exciting opportunity for this talented group to continue their development and gain valuable experience working with the Boccia Canada coaches in training and competing internationally.<\/p>\n<p>The coaches expressed their enthusiasm for 2025, with Espoir Coach, Simon Larouche stating: \u201cWhile many of these athletes are relatively new to the international scene, we are hopeful for them to showcase their skills and continue building momentum for Canadian boccia. We are confident this group can rise to the occasion in 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Espoir Team, Boccia Canada is delighted to announce the inclusion of two new athletes on the National Team for 2025:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Liza Puri (London, ON), new to the team, who captured a bronze at her first-ever Canadian Championships in November 2024<\/li>\n<li>M\u00e9gane Ravary (Montr\u00e9al, QC), who is also making her debut on the National Boccia Team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This 2025 squad of 17 National and Espoir Team athletes underscores the growing depth within the Canadian Boccia program. With a mix of veterans, skilled talent, and determined newcomers the 2025 Canadian Boccia Team is ready to take the world stage and inspire the next generation of athletes across Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI played boccia off and on for ten years but retired due to medical challenges. I came out of retirement in 2023, healthy and hungry to compete. I feel\u00a0proud\u00a0to have won a medal at my first\u00a0national level\u00a0competition ever, competing for Team Ontario. I take my role as an athlete very seriously but love playing my favourite sport! I had tears of happiness running down my face at Nationals. I was super proud of myself, after everything I\u2019ve gone through,\u201d said Puri.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Puri\u2019s journey in parasport, including her bronze-medal success at the 2024 Canadian Boccia Championships, read this CBC article that was recently published\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/london\/london-para-athlete-brings-home-bronze-medal-from-national-boccia-ball-championship-1.7389111\">here<\/a>. Other great pieces on breakthrough athletes can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/news\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0in releases published at the Canadian Championships last November.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the National Boccia Team\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/boccia\/national-boccia-training-squad\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0and find all media releases\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/news\/\">here<\/a>. Follow Boccia Canada on Facebook for all updates about national and international competition\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BocciaCanada\/\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\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<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liza Puri (right) proudly donning her bronze medal at the 2024 Canadian Boccia Championships (Photo Credit: Matt Murnaghan) Ottawa, ON (January 16, 2025)\u00a0\u2013 Boccia Canada is thrilled to unveil its 2025 Espoir Team, showcasing a group of rising stars poised to make their mark on the national and, potentially, international stage thereafter. 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