Santiago, CL (November 7, 2025) – The individual boccia events at the Chile 2025 Youth Parapan Am Games have wrapped up after several days of intense competition.
Canada’s Andrew Woodrow earned a silver medal in the BC4 male category, while all four Canadian athletes finished in the top four—an impressive team result. Woodrow dominated the round robin with 8–1 and 6–1 wins, then defeated Geovanni Isaac Sasso of El Salvador in the semifinal. In the gold medal match, he faced Brazil’s José Antonio dos Santos, taking an early lead before falling 6–2 to earn silver.
Joe Philpott (BC1) finished second in his pool and advanced to the semifinal against Colombia’s Juan Camilo Trejos. After a close loss, he faced Argentina’s Mateo Kesting in the bronze medal match, narrowly missing the podium but securing a strong top four finish.
In her first international appearance, Fatima Abderrahmane (BC3) bounced back from an opening loss to win her second match in a tiebreaker against Mexico’s Dulce Caria Garcia. She fell to Peru’s Niurka Callupe in the semifinal and narrowly lost the bronze medal match 5–4 to Colombia’s Carolina Duque.
Carter Plumb (BC3) won two round robin matches, including a 16–0 shutout over Venezuela’s Prelier Alexander Guaquire. He lost his semifinal by one point to Peru’s Alejandro Hinostroza, then fell to Argentina’s Lucas Ismael Diaz in the bronze medal match, finishing fourth.
Woodrow reflected, “This has been a 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.”
Philpott added, “This has been an amazing experience, I’m so 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 I’ve made it into the semi-finals so it’s still a win for me. I’m grateful for my coach Eileen who has been working with me from day 1, now look where I am! I hope I’ll have more opportunities in the future to show my talent and represent my country again.”
National Team Coach Eileen Bartlett shared, “I am so proud of all the athletes. They showed strength in staying focused on their games, achieving success, and always supporting each other. It is a privilege to be their coach.”
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.
The full schedule and complete results are available here; matches on Court 3 will be streamed on the Americas Paralympic Committee’s YouTube page here.
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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.
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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.
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