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Kristyn <\/span>Collins <\/span>and Olivier Roy practicing<\/span> ahead of a match<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

OTTAWA, ON (September 29, 2025)<\/strong> – Boccia Canada is pleased to announce the official Canadian roster heading to the Cali 2025 Americas Regional Championships.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The team will be composed of seven athletes: Danik Allard (Bois-des-Filion, QC), Iulian Ciobanu (Montreal, QC), Kristyn Collins (St. John\u2019s, NL), Lance Cryderman (Val Caron, ON), Marco Dispaltro (Montreal, QC), Alison Levine (Montreal, QC), Liza Puri (London, ON), and Olivier Roy (Quebec, QC). The team will be well supported by National Team Coaches C\u00e9sar Nicola\u00ef, Simon Larouche, and Tiffany Gaudette. Boccia Canada is also pleased to welcome Marie Hebert to her first competition as Team Manager and Marie-Pier Salvas as the team\u2019s physiotherapist.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All athletes will compete in the individual event. Levine and Ciobanu will also compete in BC4 pairs event, while Allard, Cryderman, and Collins will compete in the BC1\/2 team event.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Regional Championships is an opportunity to earn qualification spots for the 2026 World Championships and compete against the best of the best in the Americas region. The team is also looking to build on the recent double bronze medal BC4 performance at the Seoul 2025 World Boccia Cup.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Allard is looking forward to the competition. \u201cMy goal during this competition will obviously be to perform well, but also to enjoy every moment of the event because I believe that is in moments like these that we learn the most. And at the same time, I will have the opportunity to play alongside my teammates, Lance and Kristyn. I know we have good chemistry and have been playing together for some time now, so I am confident that we will be able to demonstrate all our strengths during this competition.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

High Performance Director Mario Delisle knows the team will be well supported during this important competition. “Three coaches, a physiotherapist and a team manager will supervise the eight Canadian athletes and their partners in Cali during the 2025 Regional Championships. This on-site support team will certainly be able to bring out the best in our athletes with a view to potentially qualify for the 2026 World Championships.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow Boccia Canada on Facebook here<\/a> for all relevant information and news.<\/span><\/p>\n

Event Schedule
\n<\/strong>October 7 to 11 – Individual Competition
\nOctober 11 to 13 – Team\/Pairs Competition<\/p>\n

About Boccia Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

About Boccia<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Media Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zoe Meil-Charbonneau
\nInterim Program Coordinator
\nzmeil@bocciacanada.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kristyn Collins and Olivier Roy practicing ahead of a match OTTAWA, ON (September 29, 2025) – Boccia Canada is pleased to announce the official Canadian roster heading to the Cali 2025 Americas Regional Championships.\u00a0\u00a0 The team will be composed of seven athletes: Danik Allard (Bois-des-Filion, QC), Iulian Ciobanu (Montreal, QC), Kristyn Collins (St. John\u2019s, NL),…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16892,"menu_order":0,"template":"","news_category":[],"class_list":["post-16891","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nStrong Canadian contingent heading to Cali Americas Regional Championships - Boccia Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/news\/article\/strong-canadian-contingent-heading-to-cali-americas-regional-championships\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Strong Canadian contingent heading to Cali Americas Regional Championships - 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