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Alison Levine lands long-awaited boccia gold medal at Parapan Am Games

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Canadian boccia athletes racked up four medals on Wednesday at the Parapan Am Games in Santiago, Chile. Two-time Parapan Am Games medallist Alison Levine led the way with her first individual gold medal. "It feels amazing.

I knew coming into the game I was assured my first Parapan individual medal — for it to be gold is amazing," Levine told CBC Sports.

Wearing her lucky red shoes and socks adorned with maple leaves, Montreal's Levine defeated her Colombian rival Leidy Chica Chica 4-2 to claim the BC4 individual title. "Something felt different.

This year has been amazing. I felt so comfortable coming into this game. I'm in my element. This is what I do," Levine said. "Canada.

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