Santiago 2023 Day 4 Preview: Para athletics competition begins at Parapan Am Games
SANTIAGO – Canada will be in action in eight sports at the Santiago 2023 Parapan Am Games on Tuesday, with Para athletics set for its first day of competition and several team sports rounding out preliminary play.
Here is what’s on the schedule for the Canadian Parapan Am Team on Day 4, Tuesday November 21:
Para Athletics
Canada’s track and field team is ready to take its moment in the spotlight, with seven athletes on tap to open the meet.
Mitch McIntyre advances to quarterfinals in quad singles at Parapan Am Games
Photo: Canada's Natalia Lanucha in action
SANTIAGO – Mitch McIntyre of Vancouver, B.C. advanced to the quarterfinals in wheelchair tennis quad singles Monday at the 2023 Parapan American Games.
Also moving into the final eight were Thomas Venos of Anmore, B.C. and Barry Henderson of Mission, B.C. in men’s doubles.
Para archer Kyle Tremblay advances to bronze medal match at Parapan American Games
SANTIAGO – Kyle Tremblay of Deep River, Ont. will aim for bronze in the men’s compound open event in Para archery at the 2023 Parapan American Games.
Tremblay’s performance on Monday also assured Canada a quota spot for the men’s compound open for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which was one of his big targets in Santiago.
Santiago 2023 Day 3 Preview: Canadian Parapan Am Team looking for more victories
SANTIAGO – The Santiago 2023 Parapan Am Games heads into its third day of action on Monday November 20, with Canadian athletes well into competition in many sports. Play continues across several team sports and individual tournaments, with medals also up for grabs in Para swimming and Shooting Para sport. Canadians will be competing in nine sports on Day 3:
Santiago 2023 Day 2 Recap: Two gold, four bronze for Canada at Parapan Am Games
SANTIAGO – The Canadian Parapan Am Team added six medals as well as a few key victories in preliminary play as action continued at the Santiago 2023 Parapan Am Games on Sunday.
MEDALS WON ON NOVEMBER 19
Alexandre Hayward, Nathan Clement lead cycling charge with gold at 2023 Parapan Am Games
Photo: Alexandre Hayward, Mike Sametz with medals
SANTIAGO – Alexandre Hayward of Quispamsis, N.B. and Nathan Clement of West Vancouver each won gold in their respective road time trials Sunday as Para cycling action got underway at the 2023 Parapan American Games.
Mike Sametz of Calgary and Charles Moreau of Victoriaville, Que. made it a four-medal day for Canada, each adding a bronze.
Desiree Isaac-Pictou hopes to inspire more Indigenous people to get involved in sport
SANTIAGO – She’s only 23 years old but Desiree Isaac-Pictou knows the stories about past Indigenous athletes who went on to represent Canada on the international stage. Now she hopes to etch her name with those legends starting with the 2023 Parapan American Games.
Santiago 2023 Day 2 Preview: 11 sports on schedule for Canadian Parapan Am Team
SANTIAGO – It will be a busy day for the Canadian Parapan Am Team, with athletes competing across 11 sports on Day 2 at the Santiago 2023 Parapan Am Games, Sunday November 19:
Santiago 2023 Day 1 Recap: Canada claims four medals to open Parapan Am Games
SANTIAGO – The Canadian national anthem was played at the Santiago 2023 Parapan Am Games for the first time on Saturday, as Para swimmer Ruby Stevens collected Canada’s first gold medal on day one. Para table tennis veteran Stephanie Chan earlier won the country’s opening medal of the Games, a bronze, while Fernando Lu and Tyson MacDonald added two more podiums.
At age 66, Chan is the oldest member of the Canadian Parapan Am Team, while Lu is the youngest at age 16. Both are now Santiago 2023 medallists, on the same day.
Ruby Stevens wins Canada’s first gold medal at 2023 Parapan Am Games
SANTIAGO – Ruby Stevens of Scarborough, Ont. earned Canada’s first gold medal at the 2023 Parapan American Games on Saturday with a Para swimming victory in the women’s S6 100-metre backstroke.
Her triumph highlighted a three-medal day for the Canadian swim team. Fernando Lu of Burnaby, B.C., the youngest athlete on the entire Canadian Parapan Am Team at 16, took silver in the men’s S10 50 freestyle and Tyson MacDonald of Tillsonburg, Ont. added bronze in the men’s S14 200 freestyle.