{"id":17074,"date":"2025-11-08T21:02:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T02:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/?post_type=news&p=17074"},"modified":"2025-11-08T21:03:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T02:03:20","slug":"canadas-young-boccia-athletes-gain-experience-and-momentum-at-chile-2025","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/news\/article\/canadas-young-boccia-athletes-gain-experience-and-momentum-at-chile-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s young boccia athletes gain experience and momentum at Chile 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carter Plumb and Fatima Abderrahmane in Chile<\/em><\/p>\n

Santiago, CL (November 8, 2025)<\/span><\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0With the conclusion of the BC3 pairs round robin competition in Santiago, Canada\u2019s boccia athletes have concluded their time\u00a0at the Chile 2025 Youth Parapan Am Games has\u00a0come to an end.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fatima Abderrahmane and Carter Plumb teamed up in the BC3 pairs event. In their opening match against eventual pool winners Peru, the Canadians won both of their jacks but\u00a0ultimately fell\u00a02\u20139. They bounced back with a strong 5\u20132 victory over Mexico, marking their first international win, before closing out the round robin with a hard-fought 1\u20133 loss to Argentina.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Abderrahmane reflects: \u201cMy first international competition ended without a medal, but with my head held high. I discovered everything that an experience at this level requires: adapting, staying calm, bouncing back, learning.\u00a0Representing\u00a0Canada on the international stage was a tremendous\u00a0honour, and this experience, although demanding, allowed me to measure my strengths and all the potential I\u00a0have to\u00a0develop. I had the opportunity to learn alongside talented athletes in a country as beautiful as Chile, and I am deeply grateful to have been surrounded by such wonderful people. This adventure marks the beginning of a journey that I look forward to continuing.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

High Performance Director Mario Delisle adds: \u201cThe experience here was amazing for these young athletes, they have\u00a0experienced\u00a0what a major event\u00a0is\u00a0and they showed lots of potential on which to build. I am\u00a0very proud\u00a0that all of them made it to the semi-finals and that Andrew will be a flag bearer tomorrow at closing.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Games will conclude with Sunday night\u2019s Closing Ceremony,\u00a0marking the end to a successful event for Team Canada and its young athletes, with an individual silver medal, three other top 4 finishes, and the first-time collaboration of Abderrahmane and Plumb.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Final\u00a0results\u00a0can be found\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow Boccia Canada on Facebook\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for all relevant information and news.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

About Boccia Canada<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/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. 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.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

About boccia<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/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.\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\u00a0www.bocciacanada.ca.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Media Contact<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Zoe Meil-Charbonneau<\/span>
\n<\/span>Interim Program Coordinator<\/span>
\n<\/span>zmeil@bocciacanada.ca<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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