{"id":17131,"date":"2025-11-17T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T18:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=17131"},"modified":"2025-11-17T13:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T18:06:00","slug":"boccia-canada-partners-with-cbc-sports-and-radio-canada-sports-to-livestream-the-2025-boccia-national-championships-to-audiences-across-canada","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/news\/article\/boccia-canada-partners-with-cbc-sports-and-radio-canada-sports-to-livestream-the-2025-boccia-national-championships-to-audiences-across-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Boccia Canada Partners with CBC Sports and Radio-Canada Sports to livestream the 2025 Boccia National Championships to Audiences Across Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Athletes playing at the 2024 Canadian Championships<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ottawa, ON \u2013 <\/strong>[November 17, 2025] \u2013 Boccia Canada is proud to announce a new partnership with CBC Sports and Radio-Canada Sports to provide live coverage of the 2025 Boccia National Championships, bringing one of Canada\u2019s most inclusive and strategic sports to audiences nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can tune in to <a href=\"https:\/\/gem.cbc.ca\/\">CBC Gem<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ici.tou.tv\/\">ICI Tou.tv<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cbcsports.ca\/\">cbcsports.ca<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/cbcsports\">CBC Sports YouTube Channe<\/a>l to watch four full days of live competition featuring Canada\u2019s top boccia athletes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, November 20 \u2013 10:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET<\/li>\n<li>Friday, November 21 \u2013 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, November 22 \u2013 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET <em>(includes medal ceremony)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sunday, November 23 \u2013 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET <em>(includes medal ceremony)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Boccia is one of the most established Paralympic Games sports, designed for athletes with high support needs, and Canada has a long and proud history of success on the international stage. Canadian athletes have captured multiple Paralympic and World Championship medals, inspiring the next generation of athletes and strengthening the sport\u2019s presence across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPartnering with CBC Sports and Radio-Canada Sports allows us to share the incredible stories and performances of our athletes with audiences across the country,\u201d said Martin Richard, CEO of the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association (CCPSA) &amp; Boccia Canada. \u201cBy making the Boccia National Championships accessible to all Canadians, we celebrate both excellence and inclusion, values that are central to the Paralympic Movement and to our mission of ensuring that sport truly is for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This partnership with CBC Sports and Radio-Canada Sports marks an important milestone in expanding access to boccia and increasing awareness of the sport\u2019s impact\u2014from community programming to Canada\u2019s high-performance stage.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\">bocciacanada.ca<\/a> and follow @BocciaCanada on social media for updates and highlights throughout the Championships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">-30-<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Boccia Canada<\/strong><\/p>\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<p><strong>About boccia<\/strong><\/p>\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<p><strong>Media Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zoe Meil-Charbonneau<br \/>\nInterim Program Coordinator<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:zmeil@ccpsa.ca\">zmeil@ccpsa.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athletes playing at the 2024 Canadian Championships Ottawa, ON \u2013 [November 17, 2025] \u2013 Boccia Canada is proud to announce a new partnership with CBC Sports and Radio-Canada Sports to provide live coverage of the 2025 Boccia National Championships, bringing one of Canada\u2019s most inclusive and strategic sports to audiences nationwide. 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