Canada plans to make a racquet at Parapan American Games
Wheelchair tennis player and cancer survivor Natalia Lanucha of Pincourt, Que. knows the road to the Paralympic Games goes through Santiago, Chile at the Parapan American Games set for November 17-26.
Past Games show Parapan Ams important step for Canadian swimmers
The Parapan American Games have shown to be an important step in the development of Canada’s top Para swimmers.
The 14-member 2023 Para swimming team has no Paralympic Games experience and only five have participated at a previous Parapan Am Games.
But a peek at the 2019 13-member squad shows the incredible improvement members of that team have made since those Games in Lima.
Canada fields strong Para cycling team for Parapan American Games
The eight members on Canada’s Para cycling team were all at the 2023 World Championships this past August in Glasgow, Scotland. None of them were at the 2019 Parapan Am Games.
But don’t let that stat deceive you. Those eight riders combined for 10 medals on the track and the road at the Glasgow worlds. In 2019, Canada sent a developmental team to the Parapan Ams, but this year is sending its top riders to the Santiago Games set for November 17-26.
Montreal ParaTough Cup sets all-time high for amount raised
MONTREAL – It was a record day at ParaTough Cup, the primary fundraiser of the Paralympic Foundation of Canada, with a one-day high of $167,000 raised for Para sport at all levels on Thursday.
Lance Cryderman turns back time in return to boccia
This past weekend, most Canadians turned back the clock one hour. Lance Cryderman has turned his back 23 years.
The 42-year-old from Sudbury, Ont. is part of Canada’s nine-member boccia team that will compete at the Parapan American Games November 17-26 in Santiago, Chile. Cryderman, who retired a year after competing at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games to pursue his education, actually decided to return to the sport in 2017.
Wheelchair rugby competition to be fierce at Parapan American Games
The depth in international wheelchair rugby just keeps increasing and nowhere will it be more apparent than at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago.
The defending champion Americans, world championship silver medallists last year but now ranked number-one in the world, are the favourites at the tournament which has a berth for the 2024 Paralympic Games awarded to the victor.
Heidi Peters battles body image issues to excel on and off court
TORONTO – Today Heidi Peter disseminates confidence and leadership as one of the key veterans of Canada’s women’s sitting volleyball team, which she has helped build from a fledging outfit to second place at the most recent world championships.
Before she joined the sitting team, Peters was an avid volleyball player for Barrhead Composite High School in Barrhead, Alta. However those years were not easy. She admitted she battled body image issues especially as she compared herself to teammates.
Canadian Para athletics competitors excited about Parapan Am Games
OTTAWA – He doesn’t know what to expect results-wise but for Anthony Bouchard the Parapan American Games will be another great opportunity to climb the international ranks as one of Canada’s best wheelchair racers.
Bouchard, a 31-year-old from Quebec City, is one of 18 members of Canada’s Parapan Am Para athletics team, Canada’s second-largest sports group among the 140 athletes for the Games (behind wheelchair basketball).
Patrick Anderson’s presence will be felt on and off the court at Parapan Am Games
OTTAWA – Patrick Anderson admits there are more aches and pains than ever these days in his long and storied career but for him it is well worth it as he helps develop the next generation of Canada’s wheelchair basketball players.
Even at 43, Anderson is still one of Canada’s key players leading into the Parapan American Games this month in Santiago, Chile. At the world championships earlier this year, Anderson averaged over 30 minutes a game (out of 40) in four of Canada’s seven games.
Investment in sport goes beyond wins and losses
Investing in sport and its athletes means more than wins and losses for Canadian Paralympians Meghan Mahon and Blaise Mutware. For them, sport is a template for life, and it has shown them they can thrive with their disability and lead a successful and happy life.