{"id":17053,"date":"2025-11-05T10:01:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=17053"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:18:16","slug":"canadian-duo-set-to-close-season-at-coimbra-2025-world-boccia-cup","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/news\/article\/canadian-duo-set-to-close-season-at-coimbra-2025-world-boccia-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian duo set to close season at Coimbra 2025 World Boccia Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Iulian Ciobanu and Alison Levine pose with their silver medal at the 2025 Regional Championships<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OTTAWA, ON (November 4, 2025) &#8211; Boccia Canada is excited to announce the official list of athletes who will compete\u00a0at\u00a0the Coimbra 2025 World Boccia Cup\u00a0in Portugal, from\u00a0November\u00a08-16, 2025.\u00a0This will mark the\u00a0final\u00a0international\u00a0competition of the national team\u2019s calendar.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Two\u00a0athletes will be travelling to compete: Alison Levine\u00a0and Iulian Ciobanu\u00a0(both\u00a0from Montreal, QC). National Team Head Coach C\u00e9sar\u00a0Nicola\u00ef\u00a0will\u00a0lead\u00a0the team\u00a0in\u00a0Portugal.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Canadians will compete in the BC4 individual\u00a0event, after which\u00a0they\u00a0will team up to compete in the BC4 pairs event.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Levine\u00a0and Ciobanu\u00a0most recently attended the 2025 Regional Championships, where the BC4 pair\u00a0earned a silver medal and a World Championship qualification.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ciobanu is clear about his goals. \u201cWe are approaching our last competition of the first year of the new Paralympic cycle. We are going to finish this year as we started it (with a podium finish), that is our goal. We will have the chance to play against new opponents and teams. My personal goal is to enjoy playing and\u00a0savour\u00a0the opportunity to see athletes I\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0seen\u00a0since the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nicola\u00ef\u00a0knows that this event will be an excellent opportunity. \u201cCoimbra is the last World Cup of 2025,\u00a0a great opportunity\u00a0to end an intense season on a high note for Iulian and Alison.\u00a0World Cups in Portugal are always very well organized and highly competitive. This is our first time in Coimbra with the BC4 athletes, and we\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0wait to be there.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Follow Boccia Canada\u00a0on\u00a0Facebook\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BocciaCanada\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for all relevant information and news.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Event Schedule<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">November 10 to 13: Individual Competition<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">November 13 to 15: Teams\/Pairs Competition<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">About Boccia Canada<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">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,\u00a0develop\u00a0and grow boccia from grassroots to producing World Champions, and we collaborate with partners to increase participation of Canadians with physical disabilities in sport.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">About Boccia<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">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.\u00a0It 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.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media Contact<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zoe\u00a0Meil-Charbonneau<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Interim\u00a0Program\u00a0Coordinator<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:zmeil@bocciacanada.ca\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">zmeil@bocciacanada.ca<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iulian Ciobanu and Alison Levine pose with their silver medal at the 2025 Regional Championships OTTAWA, ON (November 4, 2025) &#8211; Boccia Canada is excited to announce the official list of athletes who will compete\u00a0at\u00a0the Coimbra 2025 World Boccia Cup\u00a0in Portugal, from\u00a0November\u00a08-16, 2025.\u00a0This will mark the\u00a0final\u00a0international\u00a0competition of the national team\u2019s calendar.\u00a0\u00a0 Two\u00a0athletes will be travelling&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17054,"menu_order":0,"template":"","news_category":[],"class_list":["post-17053","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Canadian duo set to close season at Coimbra 2025 World Boccia Cup - 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\/canadian-duo-set-to-close-season-at-coimbra-2025-world-boccia-cup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Canadian duo set to close season at Coimbra 2025 World Boccia Cup - Boccia Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iulian Ciobanu and Alison Levine pose with their silver medal at the 2025 Regional Championships OTTAWA, ON (November 4, 2025) &#8211; 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