Montrealer Alexandre Ziegler has been playing boccia ball since he was 13.
He’s 31 now, and speaking to CBC News at the Maurice Richard Arena in the city’s east end on Friday before a competition got underway, he said the sport encourages him to move his body and develop his autonomy.
“The sport is fun. It gives me a chance to meet people.”
Ziegler has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair to get around, but he doesn’t let that stop him from competing in events like the National Boccia Open, which is being held on Friday and Saturday before the Montreal 2023 Boccia World
