Canadian Paralympian Yuka Chokyu a profile in Para sport excellence
SANTIAGO – When it comes to Para sport trailblazers in Canada, the name Yuka Chokyu rarely gets mentioned.
Yet there she was this week at the 2023 Parapan American Games, 56 years old, facing younger players and beating most of them in the Para badminton tournament. She’s not as quick as in her wheelchair tennis heyday but her anticipation game is better than ever, and she hits with pinpoint accuracy.
Santiago 2023 Day 8 Recap + Day 9 Preview: Boccia gold highlights seven-medal penultimate day
SANTIAGO – A gold medal from Iulian Ciobanu and Alison Levine in boccia highlighted a seven-medal day for Canada at the Santiago 2023 Parapan Am Games on Saturday.
Additional podiums were achieved in boccia, Para badminton, wheelchair basketball, and Para athletics as the Games heads into its final day.
Only two sports will be in action to close out Santiago 2023 on Sunday – Para road cycling and Para badminton.
MEDALS WON ON NOVEMBER 25
Canada’s Olivia Meier wins bronze in Para badminton at 2023 Parapan American Games
SANTIAGO – Olivia Meier of Winnipeg won the bronze medal on Saturday in the women’s SL4 standing category in Para badminton while William Roussy of Maria, Que. advanced to the gold medal game in men’s SL6 singles at the 2023 Parapan American Games.
Meier, a second-year law student at the University of Ottawa, defeated Jenny Ventocilla of Peru 21-13, 21-18 to step on the podium for a second straight Parapan Ams. She took silver in 2019.
Santiago 2023 Day 7 Recap: Canada takes gold, qualifies for Paris 2024 in women’s goalball on 11-medal day
SANTIAGO – Canada captured 11 medals across six sports for its best day yet at the Santiago 2023 Parapan Am Games on Friday.
MEDALS WON ON NOVEMBER 24
Santiago 2023 Day 8 Preview: Canadian men aiming for wheelchair basketball bronze
SANTIAGO – The penultimate day of competition at the Santiago 2023 Parapan Am Games has arrived, and Canada is competing in five sports, with medal opportunities in wheelchair basketball, Para athletics, boccia, and Para badminton.
Below is what’s on the schedule for the Canadian Parapan Am Team on Day 8, Saturday November 25.
Canada wins gold in women’s goalball, lands Paralympic Games spot
Photo: Whitney Bogart and Emma Reinke celebrate gold
SANTIAGO – Canada is going to the Paralympic Games in women’s goalball.
For the second straight game, Emma Reinke notched a hat trick including two goals on penalty shots as Canada defeated the United States 4-3 in an intense gold medal match at the 2023 Parapan American Games.
It’s do or die for Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball team at Parapan Am Games
SANTIAGO – For Pat Anderson, Canada’s superstar wheelchair basketball player, it’s somewhat déjà vu all over again.
Back in 2011, Canada’s men’s team with Anderson lost its semifinal at the Parapan Ams in Guadalajara, Mexico. But it rebounded to beat the host country to win the bronze. That year, Canada already had its Paralympic berth in its pocket from the 2010 worlds.
In 2023 that’s not the case.
Canada-U.S. battle for gold in women’s wheelchair basketball
SANTIAGO – Arinn Young remembers the 2019 season as one of her favourites in her international wheelchair basketball career so far.
It was highlighted by a victory over the United States at the Parapan Ams in Lima and assured the Canadians a spot at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Fast forward four years later at the 2023 Parapan Am Games and the same scenario is set.
Santiago 2023 Day 7 Preview: Canada to play for gold in women’s wheelchair basketball and goalball, quad wheelchair tennis
SANTIAGO – As the Santiago 2023 Parapan Am Games heads into its final weekend, Canada is set for at least three medals on Friday with the country’s women’s teams in the wheelchair basketball and goalball gold medal games, and Rob Shaw playing for a wheelchair tennis title.
Play continues in boccia and Para badminton, while medals are on the table for Canada in Para athletics, Para swimming, and Para track cycling.
Below is what’s on the schedule for Canada on Day 7, Friday November 24:
Santiago 2023 Day 6 Recap: Anthony Bouchard claims gold in wheelchair racing as Canada wins five medals
SANTIAGO – The Canadian national anthem has now been heard five times at the Santiago 2023 Parapan Am Games, as Anthony Bouchard claimed gold in wheelchair racing on Thursday with Canada increasing its podium total to 29. Medals were won in Para athletics, Para cycling, wheelchair rugby, and Para swimming, while Canada also advanced into gold medal games in women’s wheelchair basketball, women’s goalball, and quad wheelchair tennis.
MEDALS WON ON NOVEMBER 23