Three more medals for Canadian riders at Para cycling World Cup
ADELAIDE, Australia – Canada’s Para cyclists are trumpeting great promise ahead of the Paralympic Games as they added three more medals in the road races on Tuesday at the season opening World Cup.
Alexandre Hayward of Quispamsis, N.B. took silver in the men’s C3 event after winning gold on Monday in the time trial. Lowell Taylor of Lethbridge, Alta. and his pilot Ed Veal of Toronto notched silver in the men’s tandem while Carla Shibley and Meghan Brown of Calgary took bronze in the women’s tandem.
Canada’s Alexandre Hayward wins gold at Para cycling road World Cup
ADELAIDE, Australia – Canada’s Para cyclists opened the Paralympic Games season with a bang on Monday as Alexandre Hayward of Quispamsis, N.B. won the gold medal in the men’s C3 individual time trial at the year’s first World Cup.
Hayward, 26, clocked the 15.6 kilometre ride in 19 minutes and 04.94 seconds. Two-time Paralympic track cycling champion David Nicholas of Australia took the silver finishing more than 11 seconds back, and Eduardo Santas Asensio of Spain was third.
Important tests for Paralympic Games coming to Canada in 2024
While entries have yet to be finalized, there could be an occasion to get a taste of this summer’s Paralympic Games with international and national events scheduled to take place in Canada.
In addition to those opportunities to measure their progress leading into the Games, for some athletes team trials will determine whether they get their ticket to Paris 2024.
Here are some scheduled events:
April 26-May 5: Défi Sportif Altergo, Montreal
Canada chasing spots for this summer's Paralympic Games
With the 2024 Paralympic Games set to officially get underway on August 28 in Paris, it is getting down to crunch time for athletes to assure their presence in the French capital – especially for three Canadian teams.
In 2023, Canada qualified for the Games in women’s goalball and women’s sitting volleyball. This spring, both the women’s and men’s wheelchair basketball teams and the wheelchair rugby squad are headed to last chance tournaments.
Statement from the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the Canadian Paralympic Athletes' Council on the announcement of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission
The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) wholeheartedly welcomes and supports the announcement made by Minister Qualtrough today, regarding the creation of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission.
News update: Powerful team named for wheelchair curling world championships
OTTAWA – Canada will ice powerful squads for the March 2024 Wheelchair Curling World Championships and the mixed doubles wheelchair curling worlds.
Both events will be held in Gangneung, South Korea, the curling venue for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang. The foursome event is set for March 2-9 immediately followed by the mixed doubles March 10-16.
Canada pleased with progress at Para Hockey Cup
QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – Tyrone Henry believes Canada has reached the point where it is crucial to stick with the overall game plan as the team builds towards the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina Italy.
Winter Sports Preview: Canada’s Para athletes test mettle two years before Milan-Cortina 2026
Prince George B.C., and Mount Sima, Yukon are among the Canadian hosts for major international events this winter in Para sport.
The first big international event taking place in Canada for winter Para sport got underway Sunday with the Para Hockey Cup Tournament in Quispamsis, New Brunswick. Team Canada won its opening two games: Sunday night against China 4-1 and Monday evening 3-0 against Czechia.
Priscilla Gagné overcomes injury to win silver at Para judo Grand Prix
TOKYO – Priscilla Gagné returned to Tokyo Tuesday and won the silver medal in the women’s 57 kilos at the Para judo Grand Prix.
Gagné, Canada’s flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony at Tokyo 2020 where she also placed second, lost to archrival Liana Mutia of the U.S. in the final. Early in the bout, Gagné was awarded a Waza-ari but the official reversed the decision a few seconds later.
Heidi Peters advocates for changing perceptions of disability through language
In partnership with Canadian Tire, we sat down with Heidi Peters, a renowned sitting volleyball player, who has been vocal about the importance of language in shaping our understanding of disability.