Canadian Paralympic athletes will receive financial recognition for podium performances
GATINEAU, QC, Jan. 24, 2024 – The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) today announced a new program that will recognize Canadian Paralympians for podium performances, providing a financial reward for medals won at the Paralympic Games.
Llanes
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2020 Paralympic Games... Gold medal 2019 Parapan American Games… 2018 and 2023 World Championships.
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In mountain biking won a gold, two silver and a bronze at the X Games… Won singles and doubles national titles in wheelchair tennis… Business owner selling adaptive mountain bikes.
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Hirschfield
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Four-time Paralympian (2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)… Helped Canada to gold and a Paralympic Games berth at the 2015 Toronto Parapan Am Games and silver at the 2019 Parapan Am Games… In 2020 he was named a recipient of the Fueling Athlete and Coaching Excellence (FACE™) Program from Petro- Canada as a coach for up-and-coming wheelchair rugby player Brandon Perger
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Madell
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2012, 2016, 2020 Paralympic Games including silver at 2012 Games… 2015, 2019 Parapan American Games (gold and silver)… Canada’s flagbearer for the Closing Ceremony at 2015 Parapan American Games… named Most Valuable Player at the 2014 IWRF World Wheelchair Rugby Championships…
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Canadian record for Shelby Newkirk at Paralympic swimming trials
TORONTO – Shelby Newkirk of Saskatoon gained a huge dose of confidence Thursday breaking her Canadian record in the women’s S6 100-metre freestyle at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials.
The 27-year-old from Saskatoon clocked 1:13.68 and hopes to meet the A standard in her better events, including the 100 backstroke, this weekend and book a ticket to her second Paralympic Games
Move to Quebec City reenergizes Katarina Roxon for Paralympic Games year
TORONTO – For the first time in her 18-year national team career, Katarina Roxon left the confines of her club in Newfoundland and Labrador to train in Quebec City at Université Laval.
In the provincial capital she connected with her longtime national teammates Aurélie Rivard, Sabrina Duchesne, Abi Tripp, Nicolas-Guy Turbide, and Alec Elliott.
Aurélie Rivard, Sabrina Duchesne and Reid Maxwell obtain ''A'' standard at Paralympic swimming trials
TORONTO – Ten-time Paralympic Games medallist Aurélie Rivard of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., Sabrina Duchesne of St-Augustin, Que., and Reid Maxwell of St. Albert, Alta., met the requirements for nomination to the 2024 Paralympic Games team on Wednesday at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials, Presented by Bell.
For Rivard, Canada’s most successful international Para swimmer for the past decade, Paris would represent a fourth Games appearance.
The Malaviya Foundation Deepens Commitment to Olympic and Paralympic Medallists Ahead of Paris 2024 and Milano-Cortina 2026 with Team Canada Podium Awards
The Paralympic Foundation of Canada and the Canadian Olympic Foundation are pleased to announce the Team Canada Podium Awards to support Canadian medallists at Paris 2024 and Milano-Cortina 2026, thanks to a commitment of upwards of $1.4 million from the Malaviya Foundation.
Katarina Roxon on track for a fifth Paralympics
TORONTO (Swimming Canada) Katarina Roxon made history Tuesday at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials, Presented by Bell, while five other swimmers put themselves in position to make their Olympic debuts.
Danielle Dorris matches her world record time to open Paralympic Para swimming trials
TORONTO (Swimming Canada) – Paralympian Danielle Dorris tied her own S7 world record in the women’s 50-m butterfly on Monday night as the Olympic & Paralympic Swimming Trials, Presented by Bell, got underway at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.