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Canada lost its lead with two minutes left in the third quarter and never regained it in a 61-55 loss Saturday to host France at a Paralympic men’s wheelchair basketball qualifying tournament in Antibes. CBC | Sports News
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Fire alarm marks end of Canadian loss to Dutch in 1st game at Paralympic qualifier
Canada’s opening game at the men’s wheelchair basketball Paralympic qualifier in Antibes, France, ended in conspicuous fashion. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Paris Pulse: An Olympic spot in fencing, a Canadian Paralympic record in discus
In our weekly Olympic and Paralympic news update, we look at some of the Olympic qualifications for the week, from 17-year-old Nicholas Zhang qualifying in men’s epee fencing to Paralympic athlete Jesse Zesseu setting a Canadian record in men’s discus throw F37. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Olympic, Paralympic swimming trials location moving to Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
The place dubbed the fastest pool in Canada because of the number of records broken in it will now play host to the 2024 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic swimming trials. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Paralympic medal wins by Russian, Belarusian athletes won’t be recorded on medal table in Paris
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
Read More »‘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
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