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BISFed 2017 – European Championships | Results

admin — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 16:02:26 +0000

The BISFed 2017 – European Championships were a tremendous success!

The overall consensus between the players, fans and national teams was that the championship was extremely well organized, and it could not have been set in a better location.

The event was held in the Pavilhão Municipal, in Póvoa de Varzim, a past location for other boccia related national and international events.

Our national team had yet another great performance, even though, by each passing year, the competition is getting more and more challenging.

Here are a few of the results of our great athletes:

In the BC2 individual class, Nélson Fernandes became the European Champion, and Abílio Valente won the bronze medal, while in the team competition, in the BC4 class, Pedro Clara, Manuel Cruz and Carla Oliveira, also became European Champions.

We would also like to highlight that in the individual competitions José Carlos Macedo placed 5th in BC3, and so did Pedro Clara in BC4. We couldn’t overlook the 6th place of António Marques in BC4, and the 9th place of João Pinto in BC1.

Overall a fantastic result for our national team, considering the level of competition this year.

They will now focus on future competitions, with the goal of reaching the World Championship in 2018.

For images of the competition please check our gallery page, and if you are looking for all the results of the European Championships, you can visit the official website below.

Sources:

BISFed – Boccia International Sports Federation

PCAND – Paralisia Cerebral – Associação Nacional de Desporto

Euro Boccia 2017 – Official Website of the European Championships

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BISFed 2017 – European Championships – National Team

admin — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 18:39:59 +0000

The Portuguese National Team has been announced for the BISFed 2017, European Championships, that will take place in Póvoa de Varzim, from the 25th of October to the 2nd of November.

Here is the official list of athletes, assembled by the Portuguese National Manager, Prof. Luís Ferreira, that will compete in the European Championships.

Class	Athlete	Club	Staff
BC1	António Marques	APC Coimbra	Emílio Conceição – Coach/Competition Partner
BC1	João Pinto	SC Espinho	André Tavares – Coach/Competition Partner
BC2	Abílio Valente	APPC Porto	Ricardo Neves – Assistant Sport Technician
BC2	Cristina Gonçalves	APC Lisboa	Inês Henriques – Assistant Sport Technician
BC2	Nelson Fernandes	APPC Porto	Rui Diogo Rebelo –Assistant Sport Technician
BC3	Avelino Andrade	APPC Porto	Jorge Cardoso – Competition Partner
BC3	José Carlos Macedo	SC Braga	Roberto Mateus – Competition Partner
BC3	José Abílio Gonçalves	SC Braga	Paulo Correia – Competition Partner
BC4	Carla Oliveira	FC Porto	Mª Fernanda Silva – Assistant Sport Technician
BC4	Manuel Cruz	APPC Porto	Mª Celeste Lopes – Assistant Sport Technician
BC4	Pedro da Clara	FC Porto	Alberto da Clara – Assistant Sport Technician

National Manager: Professor Luís Ferreira

Physiotherapist: Therapist Cristina Marques Silva

Psychologist: Dr. Tiago Maciel

Nutricionist: Ivo Garcia

Sources:

BISFed – Boccia International Sports Federation

PCAND – Paralisia Cerebral – Associação Nacional de Desporto

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BISFed 2017 – European Championships | Póvoa de Varzim

admin — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 21:57:00 +0000

The BISFed 2017 – European Championships will be held in Portugal, once more, in the wonderful city of Póvoa de Varzim.

The European Championships will bring over 121 athletes from 21 different countries to the beautiful coastal city.

This BISFed event will take place between the 25th of October and the 2nd of November, in the Pavilhão Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, and will gather the very best boccia players from Europe.

Sources:

BISFed – Boccia International Sports Federation

PCAND – Paralisia Cerebral – Associação Nacional de Desporto

Mais – Semanário – Póvoa de Varzim e Vila do Conde

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