Canadians Nathan Clement and Alexandre Hayward win medals at Para cycling World Cup
OSTEND, Belgium – World champion Nathan Clement of West Vancouver and Alexandre Hayward of Quispamsis, N.B. won silver and bronze medals in the time trial events which concluded Friday at the second stop on the Para cycling World Cup road circuit.
In the men’s T1 (tricycle) time trial, Jianxin Chen of China edged Clement in the 19.7 kilometre race clocking 35 minutes and 43.602 seconds. Clement followed 19 seconds behind with Rongfei Lu of China third a further 11 seconds back.
Rookie Shows Great Potential as Canadians Come Away With No Medals Thus Far at the Montréal World Boccia Cup
By Boccia Canada
Image Credit: François Mellet | Défi sportif AlterGo
Re-enforced Canadian team brings confidence for Para ice hockey worlds May 4-12 in Calgary
CALGARY – Forward Liam Hickey and goaltender Corbin Watson, two absentees last season, are back in the Team Canada line up for the eight-country 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championships which gets underway Saturday at WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.
WBC announces Award Winners, inducts Dave Durepos, Sabrina Durepos and Walter Dan into HOF
By Wheelchair Basketball Canada
Strategy and Experience Dominate at 2024 Défi Sportif AlterGo National Boccia Open
By Boccia Canada
Boccia Canada’s High-Performance Director, Mario Delisle was impressed, explaining “It’s always fun observing upcoming talent. Of course, it’s great to see familiar faces performing, as they should, while some newcomers challenging them at this event too.”
Boccia Canada’s National Team Competing on Home Soil for the 2024 Montreal World Boccia Cup
By Boccia Canada
From April 30 to May 5, nine Boccia Canada athletes will compete on the world stage in Montréal at the 2024 World Boccia Cup. The competition begins this Tuesday at the Maurice Richard Arena.
A total of 22 countries and 93 athletes will be competing at the Montréal World Cup. There are nine athletes competing for Boccia Canada in individual play and seven of those participating in Team, Pair BC3, and Pair BC4 play.
Hall of Fame induction a ‘huge honour’ for Dave and Sabrina Durepos
By Wheelchair Basketball Canada
For Dave and Sabrina Durepos, the induction into the Wheelchair Basketball Canada Hall of Fame has presented a time to reflect on their wheelchair basketball careers and their time with the Senior National Team.
Both admitted it wasn’t the wins and losses or medals that jumped to mind but the time spent with teammates.
ParaTough Cup enjoys its biggest season ever, raising over $510,000 for Para sport in Canada
ParaTough Cup enjoyed its most successful season to date in 2023/24, raising over $510,000 to support Para sport development in Canada. Organized by the Paralympic Foundation of Canada (PFC), 2023/24 brought together more than 400 participants across four events nationwide.
CANADIANS NEWKIRK, MASSABIE SET PARA SWIMMING WORLD RECORDS IN INDIANAPOLIS
By Swimming Canada
In addition to those world marks, the 16-athlete Canadian contingent lowered two more national standards in the capital of Indiana, while also tallying five senior medals (one gold, two silver, two bronze) and eight podium finishes in the youth category (4-1-3).