Russian and Belarusian athletes who finish on the podium in Paralympics events in Paris this year will not have their medal wins recorded on the Games medals table, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Wednesday. CBC | World News
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‘On the brink of a crisis’: Canadian Olympic, Paralympic committees call for additional athlete funding
The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee requested an additional $ 104 million in federal funding on Monday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Paris Olympic, Paralympic medals embedded with pieces of the Eiffel Tower
An Olympic medal inlaid with a piece of the Eiffel Tower. How’s that for a monumental prize? A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes’ necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. CBC | Sports News
Read More »New Brunswick athletes welcome monetary recognition for Paralympic medals
The recent announcement that athletes will be financially rewarded for podium finishes at the Paralympic Games came as a relief for Moncton swimmer Danielle Dorris. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada keeps Paralympic dream alive with men’s wheelchair basketball bronze
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Read More »What to watch this weekend in Olympic and Paralympic sports
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews this weekend’s action in the Parapan Am Games, the Grand Prix of Figure Skating and more. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Paralympic president encouraged by Chilean reception of Parapan Am athletes
Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee, knows how much an experience like the Parapan Am Games can change the hearts and minds of a nation, and how people think and feel about people living with a disability. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Kyle Tremblay secures Paralympic quota spot in archery for Paris 2024
Kyle Tremblay has locked up a Paralympic quota spot for Canada in Para archery and will be vying for a bronze medal Wednesday in the men’s compound open division at the Parapan Am Games in Santiago, Chile. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘Here for a fight’: Loud, proud Canadian goalball team hunting for Paralympic spot in Chile
The Canadian women’s goalball team is putting their opponents on notice at the 2023 Parapan Am Games in Santiago, Chile — they are here, they are loud and they are proud. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘We’re going to get it done’: Canada’s sport minister says money for Paralympic medals is coming
For years Canada’s Para athletes have been asking why they don’t receive money for medals at the Paralympics, while Canadian athletes who win medals at the Olympics receive financial rewards. It appears that those questions are finally about to be answered. CBC | Sports News
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