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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
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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 »Canada settles for silver after lopsided loss to U.S. in women’s Para hockey worlds final
Alanna Mah scored the lone goal as Canada fell 7-1 to the United States to earn silver at the inaugural Para ice hockey women’s world championships on Sunday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada routs Norway to reach gold-medal game at inaugural women’s Para hockey worlds
Alyssa White netted a hat trick to lead Canada to a 7-0 victory over Norway and a spot in the gold-medal game of the inaugural Para ice hockey women’s world championships on Saturday in Dolny Kubín, Slovakia. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Para swimmer Danielle Dorris sets 3rd world record in as many days
Canadian Para swimmer Danielle Dorris made it three world records in three days at the Canadian short-course championships in Sherbrooke, Que., breaking the world mark in the SM7 100-metre individual medley on Saturday night. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Stefan Daniel wins World Triathlon Para Series race in Montreal
Decorated Canadian Para triathlete Stefan Daniel claimed his first victory of the season Saturday in Montreal. The 28-year-old Calgarian raced from the front of the pack in the swim, bike and run sprint distance to win the World Triathlon Para Series event. CBC | Sports News
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