Para judoka Christina Mowatt wants to rock!
SANTIGAO – Para judoka Christina Mowatt can’t stop giggling as she shyly says the name of her rock band in an interview after a brief training session at the 2023 Parapan American Games.
‘’I’m I allowed to say it?’’ asks the 33-year-old from Burnaby, B.C. as she is also being video recorded. ‘’It’s Muffdusters.”
Stephanie Chan wins Canada’s first medal at 2023 Parapan American Games
SANTIAGO – Stephanie Chan of Vancouver collected her sixth career Parapan Am Games medal on Saturday earning a bronze in the women’s singles S6-7 combined class in Para table tennis.
Chan, Canada's oldest athlete at 66, lost her semifinal match to arch-rival Giselle Munoz of Spain 11-1, 11-4, 11-3. The 39-year-old Munoz, like Chan, has medalled in the event at the last four Games.
Santiago 2023 Day 1 Preview: Canadian Parapan Am Team set for busy opening day
Santiago, November 17, 2023 – Following the Opening Ceremony on Friday evening, the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games has officially commenced.
Samuel Charron always returns to Team Canada
SANTIAGO – Canada’s least known soccer superstar is a true patriot.
But Samuel Charron of Ottawa will get some well deserved spotlight this upcoming week at the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games in a six-country tournament.
Stephanie Chan advances to women’s singles semifinal at 2023 Parapan American Games
SANTIAGO – Stephanie Chan of Vancouver won a five-set thriller in preliminary round action Friday to advance to the semifinals in women’s singles at the 2023 Parapan American Games.
The 66-year-old Chan, who will undergo heart surgery after the Games, defeated 17-year-old Kristel Morales of Costa Rica in comeback style 11-4, 9-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-6. Chan finishes the prelims in the women’s S6-7 combined class with a win and a loss for second spot in her pool.
Canada qualifies for the Paralympic Games in women’s sitting volleyball
CAIRO (Volleyball Canada) - Canada won its semifinal match on Friday at 2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup and as the highest ranked team yet to qualify for the 2024 Paralympic Games, Canada has earned the women’s berth from this tournament.
Despite a last-ditch comeback attempt by its opponent, Canada beat Germany 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-23). Canada is undefeated at this World Cup tournament with one match to go.
Tough times don’t deter Stephanie Chan to compete at Parapan American Games
SANTIAGO – Since the last Parapan Am Games in 2019, Canada’s top Para table tennis player Stephanie Chan has withstood the toughest challenges of life.
The multiple Games medallist, including gold at Toronto 2015, was back in action Thursday at the 2023 Parapan Ams as table tennis got underway a day early with the Opening Ceremony set for Friday evening.
Santiago 2023 Parapan Am Games: Everything you need to know
The Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games takes place November 17-26 in the Chilean capital and is set to be a showcase of thrilling Para sport competition.
Below is all the information you need to know to follow along with all the action:
About the Canadian Parapan Am Team
Canada’s visually impaired athletes in medal hunt at Parapan American Games
Photo: women's goalball team with CPC Mascot CODA
SANTIAGO – As salsa music pumped in the background Tuesday evening and almost everyone seemed in a celebration mood at the Athletes’ Village Welcoming Ceremony, Canada’s men’s and women’s goalball teams were mingling amongst themselves.
There were no fist pumps, cheering, only polite applause.
Their focus was palpable.
Canada’s CP Football team enters Parapan Am Games on a high
Photo provided by Canada Soccer
SANTIAGO – It should be a confident Canadian CP Football squad that hits the field on Saturday at the Estadio Bicentenario Municipal de La Florida in its opening preliminary round match against Venezuela.
Team Canada made significant inroads at last year’s World Cup in Salou, Spain, equaling its best ever result with a ninth-place finish. That performance has the team believing it can reach the podium at the Games for the first time since 2007.