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Canada’s Stefan Daniel won his sixth career world triathlon Para championship title Friday, calling his victory “redemption” after a heartbreaking crash at the Paris Paralympics. CBC | Sports News
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Canada falls to U.S. at Para Hockey Cup to earn silver in Czech Republic
Canada earned a third consecutive silver medal after falling 5-3 to the United States at the International Para Hockey Cup on Sunday in Ostrava, Czech Republic. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada tops host Czech Republic in OT to reach International Para Hockey Cup final
Rob Armstrong scored the game-winning goal 1:14 into overtime to lift Canada to a 1-0 victory over Czech Republic and into the gold-medal game of the International Para Hockey Cup on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s men suffer overtime loss to U.S. early at International Para Hockey Cup
Jack Wallace scored 19 seconds into the overtime session to give the United States a 2-1 win over Canada at the IPH Cup para hockey tournament on Tuesday in Ostrava, Czech Republic. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Para cyclist Nathan Clement successfully defends world title in T1 road time trial
Canadian Para cyclist Nathan Clement successfully defended his world title in the men’s T1 individual time trial on Tuesday at the 2024 Para cycling road world championships in Zurich, Switzerland. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Para canoeist Brianna Hennessy searching for greater meaning in Paris
Canada’s Brianna Hennessy, the 39-year-old from Ottawa, is in Paris for her second Paralympics and looking to reach her first podium. She’ll compete in two events beginning Friday. But even amid the spectre of claiming her first medal, Hennessy is vying for something grander. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Despite challenges, number of disabled referees growing across Para sports
Seeing a referee with a physical disability is a rarity in much of Para sport. But some, like Canadian ex-boccia player Kevin Shaw, are trying to change that. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Afghan Para taekwondo athlete makes history with 1st medal for Refugee Paralympic Team
Zakia Khudadadi made history on Thursday at the Paris Paralympics by becoming the first athlete from the Refugee Paralympic Team to win a medal. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Staying on the right side of doping controls can be even more complicated for Para athletes
It may seem easy to abide by anti-doping controls — how hard can it be to not take performance-enhancing drugs? — but there are a wide variety of reasons why anti-doping education and testing is complicated. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘A slap in the face’: Categorizing process aimed at making Para sport equitable is sometimes anything but
The issue of classification is a thorny subject within Paralympic circles. At its heart, the act of categorizing impaired athletes is intended to make Para sport equitable. But athletes will tell you that process is not always fair. CBC | Sports News
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