Canada’s BC4 Pair, Alison Levine and Iulian Ciobanu (pictured left to right), are currently ranked third in the world after capturing a bronze at the World Boccia Championships last December in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ottawa, ON (April 21, 2023) – From April 24 to April 30, eight Boccia Canada athletes will compete on the world stage and on home soil for the first time since the Montréal World Open in 2019. The Montréal World Boccia Cup gets rolling in three days at the Maurice Richard Arena with the Boccia Canada athletes competing in nine different events. 
 
What
2023 Montréal World Boccia Cup
 
When
Monday, April 24
9:00 – 19:00 EST: Opening Ceremonies, Official Practice, Classification, Equipment Check
 
Tuesday, April 25
9:00 – 17:30 EST: Individual Competition
 
Wednesday, April 26
9:00 – 18:00 EST: Individual Competition
 
Thursday, April 27
9:00 – 18:00 EST: Individual Competition
 
Friday, April 28
9:00 – 18:00 EST: Individual Competition
18:30 EST: Medals Ceremony
 
Saturday, April 29
9:00 – 18:00 EST: Team and Pairs Competition
 
Sunday, April 30
9:00 – 18:00 EST: Team and Pairs Competition
18:30 EST: Medals Ceremony
 
Where
Maurice-Richard Arena
2800 Viau Street 
Montréal, QC H1V 3J3
 
Who
A total of 28 countries will be competing at the Montréal World Cup, including Canada. There are eight athletes in total competing for Boccia Canada.
 
BC1
Lance Cryderman (Sudbury, ON)
Lois Martin (St. John’s, NL)

BC2
Danik Allard (Bois-des-Filion, QC) 
Kristyn Collins (St. John’s, NL)
 
BC3
Joëlle Guérette (Ste‐Sophie, QC) 
 
BC4
Alison Levine (Montréal, QC)
Iulian Ciobanu (Montréal, QC)
Marco Dispaltro (Montréal, QC) 
 
Interview Availability

• César Nicolai (for English or French Interviews based on availability), National Team Head Coach, Boccia Canada
• Peter Leyser (for English interviews only based on availability), Executive Director, Boccia Canada
• Participating athlete from Canada (contact Holly Janna, Communications Lead and National Team Coordinator, Boccia Canada)

About Boccia Canada
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, develops and grows boccia from grassroots to producing World Champions, and we collaborate with partners to increase participation of Canadians with physical disabilities in sport.

About boccia
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. For more information on boccia, visit www.bocciacanada.ca.