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Canada captures bronze medal in boccia at London Paralympics
Original Publication Date: September 4, 2012 2:43AM
Publication Updated: January 9, 2025 4:57AM
LONDON – Canada has captured a bronze medal in boccia at the Paralympics.
Marco Dispaltro of St-Jerome, Que., and Josh Vander Vies of Vancouver defeated British brothers Stephen and Peter McGuire 8-2 in the bronze-medal match of the BC4 mixed pairs category.
The Canadians scored four points in the first end and added four more in the third.
“It feels so good,” said Vander Vies. “In the third end, when we scored four points, I knew we would win the match.”
It’s the first Paralympic medal for Vander Vies and Dispaltro and Canada’s first ever in the BC4 division.
“I was in my zone today,” said Dispaltro. “We played strong, we played fast and it worked out.”
The Canadians will have another chance to bring home some hardware as the individual boccia competitions begin Wednesday.
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