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Boccia Bermuda Players Move Up In Rankings
The latest Boccia World Rankings have been released by the Boccia International Sport Federation [BISFed], with Bermuda players moving up in the rankings. A spokesperson said, “The latest Boccia World Rankings have been released by the Boccia International Sport Federation and Boccia Bermuda are pleased to report that our local players have moved... Read more of this article
Bermuda Boccia Team Continue In Montreal
The BISFed 2018 Montreal Boccia World Open continued with Bermuda’s Steve Wilson, Yushae DeSilva-Andrade and Omar Hayward all seeing action in the Individual Competition. Left to Right: Yushae DeSilva-Andrade, Omar Hayward & Steve Wilson On Day Two, Hayward went down 7 – 4 to Paulo Renato Noronha from Brazil in the BC1 Division. In the BC2... Read more of this article
Bermuda Boccia Players Begin World Open
The BISFed 2018 Montreal Boccia World Open got underway with Bermuda’s Steve Wilson, Yushae DeSilva-Andrade and Omar Hayward all seeing action in the Individual Competition. Left to Right: Yushae DeSilva-Andrade, Omar Hayward & Steve Wilson Hayward went down 9 – 1 in his BC1 opener to David Smith from England. DeSilva-Andrade went down 7 –... Read more of this article
Bermuda Boccia Players To Compete In Montreal
Boccia Bermuda will be sending three athletes to compete in the BISFed World Open in Montreal which will take place from the 25th to 29th of April. Steve Wilson, Yushae DeSilva-Andrade and Omar Hayward will suit up for Bermuda and join over 100 athletes representing 18 countries from across the globe. Left to Right: Yushae DeSilva-Andrade, Omar Hayward... Read more of this article
Bermuda Boccia Team Returns From Kansas
Bermuda’s Boccia team — Yushae Desilva-Andrade, Steve Wilson, Omar Hayward and Jamal Bean — returned home after competing in the BISFed 2017 World Boccia Open in Kansas City. They were greeted by family and friends, as well as Minister of Cabinet with Responsibility for Government Reform Lovitta Foggo, who congratulated the team on... Read more of this article
Boccia Team Conclude Competing In Columbia
Bermuda’s Boccia team of Yushae Desilva-Andrade, Steve Wilson, Omar Hayward and Rechai Young concluded taking part in the Individual Competition of the 2017 Bisfed America’s Boccia Team Championship in Cali, Colombia. Bermuda competing during the team portion at the beginning of the event” Only Hayward competed on the final day of competition... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Boccia Team Continue Individual Play
Bermuda’s Boccia team of Paralympian Yushae Desilva-Andrade, Steve Wilson, Omar Hayward and Rechai Young continued taking part in the Individual Competition of the 2017 Bisfed America’s Boccia Team Championship in Cali, Colombia. Desilva Andrade went down 4 – 0 to Denisse Padilla Martin from Mexico, while Hayward defeated Anderson Ruiz... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Boccia Team Win Two Games In Cali
Bermuda’s Boccia team of Yushae Desilva-Andrade, Steve Wilson, Omar Hayward and Rechai Young all took part in the Individual Competition of the 2017 Bisfed America’s Boccia Team Championship in Cali, Colombia, recording wins against Brazil and Argentina. Desilva-Andrade won her BC2 opening match 4 – 1 defeating Natali de Faria from Brazil,... Read more of this article
Bermuda Boccia Team Begin Competition
[Updated with video] Bermuda’s Boccia team of Yushae Desilva-Andrade, Steve Wilson, Omar Hayward and Rechai Young began competing in the 2017 Bisfed America’s Boccia Championship in Cali, Colombia. The competition attracted the best players from North, Central and South America. Bermuda kicked off the competition with Desilva-Andrade, Hayward... Read more of this article
Boccia Athletes Set To Compete In Colombia
Boccia Bermuda will have four athletes competing in the 2017 Bisfed America’s Boccia Championship in Cali, Colombia. The competition will run from the 16-20th August and attract the best players from North, Central and South America. Bermuda will be represented by Paralympian Yushae Desilva-Andrade, Steve Wilson, Omar Hayward and Rechai Young,... Read more of this article
Desilva-Andrade Wins Bronze Medal In Montreal
Bermuda’s Yushae Desilva-Andrade captured a bronze medal at the BISFed Regional Open Championships in Montreal, marking the first time Bermuda has won a boccia medal in international competition. Bermuda was represented by three athletes at the event, and made a strong showing overall, with Steve Wilson and Omar Hayward advancing to the semi-finals,... Read more of this article
Boccia: Bermuda Win Three Games In Montreal
The Bermuda boccia team of Omar Hayward, Steve Wilson and Yushae Desilva-Andrade began competition in the BISFed 2017 Regional Open Championships in Montreal today [April 29], recording three victories from six games in their first day of action. Bermuda’s team: Yushae Desilva-Andrade, Omar Hayward, and Steve Wilson Omar Hayward started strong,... Read more of this article
Boccia Athletes To Compete In Montreal
Boccia Bermuda will be sending three athletes to the BISFed 2017 Regional Open Championships to be held in Montreal from April 28th – 30th. Bermuda will be represented by Omar Hayward, Steve Wilson and 2016 Paralympian Yushae Desilva-Andrade. Bermuda’s coach Troy Farnsworth said, “This is the first competition that counts towards qualification... Read more of this article
DeSilva-Andrade: ‘Excited’ For 2020 Paralympics
Following the conclusion of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, Bermuda’s Yushae DeSilva-Andrade – who competed in the Boccia Individual BC2 event – said the experience was “amazing” and that she is “excited about the 2020 Paralympic Games.” When asked how the Paralympics compared to her previous competition experience,... Read more of this article
Desilva-Andrade Makes Debut At Paralympics
[Updated] Yushae Desilva-Andrade made her debut at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil today [Sept 13], marking the first time Bermuda has been represented at the Paralympic level in Boccia. Desilva-Andrade matched up against Jeong Min Sohn of Korea in the Mixed Individual BC2 Boccia event, with Sohn winning 7-0. The 22-year-old Bermudian is scheduled... Read more of this article
Bermudians’ Schedule For Paralympic Games
Bermudian paralympians Jessica Lewis and Yushae Desilva-Andrade are set to begin competition at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, with competition dates ranging from September 8 to September 17 for the pair. Lewis will compete in the 100, 400m and 800m, while Desilva-Andrade will compete in Boccia. Both athletes are pictured below earlier this week... Read more of this article
