{"id":17065,"date":"2025-11-07T18:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T23:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=17065"},"modified":"2025-11-07T18:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T23:07:10","slug":"woodrow-strikes-silver-as-canada-finishes-strong-at-youth-parapan-am-games","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/news\/article\/woodrow-strikes-silver-as-canada-finishes-strong-at-youth-parapan-am-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodrow strikes silver as Canada finishes strong at Youth Parapan Am Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Andrew Woodrow playing to earn his silver medal in Chile<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Santiago, CL (November 7, 2025)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 The individual boccia events at the Chile 2025 Youth Parapan Am Games have wrapped up after several days of intense competition.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canada\u2019s Andrew Woodrow earned a silver medal in the BC4 male category, while all four Canadian athletes finished in the top four\u2014an impressive team result. Woodrow dominated the round robin with 8\u20131 and 6\u20131 wins, then defeated Geovanni Isaac Sasso of El Salvador in the semifinal. In the gold medal match, he faced Brazil\u2019s Jos\u00e9 Antonio dos Santos, taking an early lead before falling 6\u20132 to earn silver.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Joe Philpott (BC1) finished second in his pool and advanced to the semifinal against Colombia\u2019s Juan Camilo Trejos. After a close loss, he faced Argentina\u2019s Mateo Kesting in the bronze medal match, narrowly missing the podium but securing a strong\u00a0top four\u00a0finish.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In her first international appearance, Fatima Abderrahmane (BC3) bounced back from an opening loss to win her second match in a tiebreaker against Mexico\u2019s Dulce Caria Garcia. She fell to Peru\u2019s Niurka\u00a0Callupe\u00a0in the semifinal and narrowly lost the bronze medal match 5\u20134 to Colombia\u2019s Carolina Duque.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Carter Plumb (BC3) won two round robin matches, including a 16\u20130 shutout over Venezuela\u2019s\u00a0Prelier\u00a0Alexander\u00a0Guaquire. He lost his semifinal by one point to Peru\u2019s Alejandro Hinostroza, then fell to Argentina\u2019s Lucas Ismael Diaz in the bronze medal match, finishing fourth.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Woodrow reflected, \u201cThis has been\u00a0a great experience. I have exceeded my expectations. It was awesome representing Canada on the international scene, and I am proud to bring home a silver medal.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Philpott added, \u201cThis has been an amazing experience,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0so grateful I had this opportunity to show my talent and love for the sport. Although I came close to getting a medal, this is the first time\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0made it into the semi-finals\u00a0so\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0still a win for me.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0grateful for my coach\u00a0Eileen\u00a0who has been working with me\u00a0from\u00a0day 1,\u00a0now\u00a0look where I am! I hope\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0have more opportunities in the future to show my talent and represent my country again.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">National Team Coach Eileen Bartlett shared, \u201cI am so proud of all the athletes. They\u00a0showed\u00a0strength in staying focused on their games, achieving success, and always supporting each other. It is a privilege to be their coach.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Abderrahmane and Plumb will now team up in the BC3 pairs competition, marking the first time the two athletes will compete together at an event.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The full\u00a0schedule and complete results are available\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/worldboccia.io\/event\/307\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; matches on Court 3 will be streamed on the Americas Paralympic Committee\u2019s YouTube page\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@americasparalympic\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Follow Boccia Canada on Facebook\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.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">About Boccia Canada<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\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. CCPSA leads,\u00a0develops\u00a0and grows 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=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">About boccia<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\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. For more information on boccia, visit\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bocciacanada.ca\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">www.bocciacanada.ca.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media Contact\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zoe Meil-Charbonneau<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Interim Program Coordinator<\/span><br \/>\n<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=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Woodrow playing to earn his silver medal in Chile Santiago, CL (November 7, 2025)\u00a0\u2013 The individual boccia events at the Chile 2025 Youth Parapan Am Games have wrapped up after several days of intense competition.\u00a0 Canada\u2019s Andrew Woodrow earned a silver medal in the BC4 male category, while all four Canadian athletes finished in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17068,"menu_order":0,"template":"","news_category":[],"class_list":["post-17065","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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