Mediacom world news portal
Wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk of Oakville, Ont., has medalled at a second straight Para athletics world championships, taking bronze in the men’s 400-metre T34 final on a hot and humid Monday in New Delhi. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Tag Archives: Para
Ashlyn Renneberg sets Canadian and Americas javelin record at Para athletics worlds
A frustrating season continued for Ashlyn Renneberg in javelin until the last of six throws on Sunday when she set a Canadian and Americas record in the women’s F13 final at the Para athletics world championships in New Delhi. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Maxwell, Dorris and Jibb reach podium on 2nd-last day at Para swimming worlds
Reid Maxwell reached the podium in his first world-championship race, while fellow Canadians Danielle Dorris and Mary Jibb picket up their third medals Friday at the world Para swimming championships. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Danielle Dorris swims to Canada’s 2nd gold of Para worlds, leading team’s 3-medal Thursday
It was more of the same for Canadian Para swimmers with medals and records on Thursday in Singapore, including one of the world championship variety. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Danielle Dorris captures silver at the World Para Swimming Championships
Danielle Dorris of Moncton, N.B., finished second in the women’s 100-meter backstroke S7 final, in a time of 1:23.10 at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Para swimmer Jibb sets Canadian record in women’s 100m butterfly S9 final at worlds
The spotlight remained on Mary Jibb during Tuesday’s races at the Para swimming world championships as the 18-year-old from Bracebridge, Ont., took down another of Stephanie Dixon’s national records, this time in the women’s 100-metre butterfly S9 final. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Mary Jibb captures Canada’s 1st gold medal at Para swimming worlds in record time
Mary Jibb of Bracebridge, Ont., earned the first gold medal for Canada’s 19-member team at the Para swimming world championships in Singapore, lowering her national and Americas record in the women’s 200-metre individual medley SM9 final on Monday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »N.B. Para cyclist looks back on gold medal he won 13 years after life-changing injury
Para cyclist Alexandre Hayward is back home in Quispamsis after topping the time trial in the men’s C3 division in Belgium in August. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadians Nicholas Bennett, Arianna Hunsicker earn bronze medals at Para swimming worlds
Canada’s Nicholas Bennett and Arianna Hunsicker both reached the podium with bronze medals at the Para swimming world championships on Sunday in Singapore. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Westlake comes out of Para hockey retirement, seeks 6th Paralympic Games
A man who knows what it takes to win a Paralympic hockey gold in Italy has come out of retirement hoping to help Canada do it again. Five-time Paralympian Greg Westlake of Oakville, Ont., spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach of the Canadian Para hockey team. CBC | Sports News
Read More »