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Less than two years after taking up the sport of Para rowing and six years after he survived a bus crash that killed members of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team, Jacob Wassermann raced the B final of men’s PR1 single sculls in Paris. CBC | Sports News
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Routliffe, Bennett produce pair of swimming silvers for Canada in Paralympic pool
Tess Routliffe felt back where she belonged and Nicholas Bennett rose to the occasion for a pair of Paralympic Games silver medals in the pool Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Paralympic newsletter: Canada wins 2 more bronze, plus who to watch this weekend
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter recaps Friday’s action at the Paralympic Games in Paris and looks ahead to the Canadians contenders coming up. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian track cyclist Mel Pemble misses Paralympic podium by 0.3 seconds in C1-3 500m time trial
Canadian track cyclist Mel Pemble narrowly missed the podium in the women’s C1-3 500-metre time trial on Saturday, finishing 0.3 seconds away from her first career Paralympic medal. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Explaining impairment classification at the Paralympic Games
Canada won its first medal of the Paris Paralympics on Thursday in a C4-5 track cycling event. If you were wondering what that means, here’s an explainer on how Paralympic athletes are classified within their sports based on impairment. 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 »Paralympic newsletter: Canada wins its first two medals, plus who to watch on Friday
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter recaps a successful first day of competition for Canada at the Paris Paralympics, and looks ahead to the medal contenders on Day 2. CBC | Sports News
Read More »The Paralympic Games have begun — here’s who to watch on Day 1
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews the top Canadians in action on the first day of competition at the Paralympic Games in Paris. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadians seek podium in Paris amid tougher Paralympic competition
Paralympic Games medals have become harder for Canadians to win, which makes them precious in Paris. Canada’s 126-member team is among 4,400 athletes from 168 countries competing in 22 sports that get underway Thursday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Watch the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening ceremony
Watch live coverage of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening ceremony, featuring a parade of around 4,400 athletes from 182 delegations. CBC | Sports News
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