In what’s being called a game-changing moment in the sporting landscape of the country, Canadian Paralympians are now going to be financially rewarded for medals they win at the Paralympic Games beginning this summer at Paris 2024 and each edition of the Games thereafter. CBC | Sports News
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From Santiago to Paris, Canadian Para athletes set the table for a successful 2024
Call 2023 an appetizer. The past year provided some great moments for Canadian Para athletes — many of which only served to ignite even more excitement about the main course that is 2024, when the Paralympics head to Paris. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Para athletes not immune to hazards of travel, where damaged equipment can cost shot at a medal
Some Canadian Para athletes as well as the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) are calling for better transportation of athletes to and from international competitions. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada advances to face familiar foe U.S. in Para Hockey Cup final with shutout of China
Canada’s national Para hockey team advanced to the Para Hockey Cup final with a dominant 6-0 win over China on Friday, setting up a clash with the United States for gold. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Weekend recap: Para athletes lead the way for Canada
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter gets you caught up on the top performances by Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes over the weekend. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Veteran Para winter athlete Billy Bridges relishes new challenges of summer sports
One of Canada’s most decorated Paralympians is a rookie again and he says it’s never felt so good. Twenty-five years after Billy Bridges made his first national team on the ice as a Para hockey player, he’s poised to make his Parapan Am Games debut in shot put and javelin. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Para surfer Victoria Feige extends record with 5th straight world title
Canadian Para surfer Victoria Feige continued her reign of dominance by winning her fifth straight world title on Saturday in Huntington Beach, Calif., extending her record for most gold medals at the sport’s premier event. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Aurélie Rivard breaks para swimming world record in 400-metre freestyle
Aurélie Rivard of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., broke her second para swimming world record in as many days and Canada’s seventh of the weekend, clocking four minutes 26.69 seconds in the women’s 400-metre freestyle S10 on Sunday at the Neptune Invitational in Montreal. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Watch the World Para Athletics Championships
Watch live coverage of the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai. CBC | Sports News
Read More »COC’s Game Plan program a lifesaver for Para ice hockey player
It’s been two years since the Canadian Olympic Committee launched its comprehensive athlete wellness program, Game Plan, and the results of its impact on Canadian athletes are starting to come to fruition. For one, it saved Canadian Paralympic sledge hockey athlete Kevin Rempel’s life. CBC | Sports News
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