{"id":7747,"date":"2021-09-28T11:09:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T15:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/?post_type=news&p=7747"},"modified":"2022-07-21T10:02:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T14:02:00","slug":"27th-canadian-boccia-championships-return-this-november-to-quebec-city","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/news\/article\/27th-canadian-boccia-championships-return-this-november-to-quebec-city\/","title":{"rendered":"27th Canadian Boccia Championships return this November to Qu\u00e9bec City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some of Canada’s top-ranked boccia athletes will be competing for Qu\u00e9bec at the 2021 Canadian Championships<\/em><\/p>\n

Ottawa, ON (September 28, 2021)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The 2021 Canadian Boccia Championships are coming to Qu\u00e9bec City this November, marking only the second major boccia event in Canada since the COVID pandemic began. Games will be played from November 15-21 and will feature the nation\u2019s best boccia athletes in the BC1, BC2, BC3, BC4, BC5, and Open classes competing at the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre.<\/p>\n

The event will follow Boccia Canada\u2019s\u00a0Back to Boccia Competition Guidelines<\/em>\u00a0and local health requirements to ensure the event is as safe as possible. Team and pairs events will be included if COVID restrictions permit. Spectators will not be allowed, but the event will be webcast live on Boccia Canada\u2019s\u00a0YouTube page<\/a>\u00a0so all Canadians can watch the action from their home.<\/p>\n

This is the first time Qu\u00e9bec City is hosting the Canadian Boccia Championships, but not the first time the city has been part of a major boccia event. The city hosted the Jeux du Qu\u00e9bec in 2019, which included boccia.<\/p>\n

Association qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise de sports pour paralytiques c\u00e9r\u00e9braux Executive Director, Jos\u00e9 Malo, is looking forward to watching world class performances this year and hosting the Championships.<\/p>\n

\u201cQu\u00e9bec is proud to host this major Canadian event! It will be a great return to competition for all athletes and their entourage after 20 months of isolation and uncertainty. Everything has been put in place to ensure the safety of all and also for the pleasure of getting together once more. This will be the first post-Paralympic competition on Canadian soil for the four athletes and three coaches who represented Canada in Tokyo. We will be celebrating everyone\u2019s determination and achievements in Tokyo. It will be a great competition inciting a lot of emotion by all!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a one-year pause of the Canadian Boccia Championships, we are very excited to bring the boccia community back together and celebrate the return of the sport,\u201d noted Peter Leyser, Executive Director, Boccia Canada.\u00a0 \u201cThere has been a tremendous amount of effort and collaboration by the AQSPC, Boccia Canada, Province of Quebec, and local health officials to ensure the health and safety of all participants.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a long hiatus, boccia athletes are anxious to start competing again. No one is more excited than Marylou Martineau (Qu\u00e9bec City, QC), who is ready to return to competition in her hometown: \u201cMy goal is of course to win a medal in my hometown of Qu\u00e9bec City. I\u2019m looking forward to playing matches against other athletes after a year and a half of break and feel the joy of competing once more!\u201d<\/p>\n

Register for the event\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Attendees can follow the action via Boccia Canada\u2019s\u00a0Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For information on the\u00a0Back to Boccia Competition\u00a0<\/em>Guidelines\u00a0<\/em>click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About Boccia Canada<\/h2>\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 collaborates with partners to increase the participation of Canadians with cerebral palsy and related disabilities in sport and physical activity, while leading, developing and growing boccia from grassroots, to producing World and Paralympic Champions.<\/p>\n

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About boccia<\/h2>\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

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Media Contact<\/h2>\n

Holly Janna
\nCommunications Lead and National Team Coordinator, Boccia Canada
\nEmail:\u00a0hjanna@bocciacanada.ca<\/a>
\nPhone Number: 613-748-1430 x3 | Cell: 514-944-5193<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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