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Award-winning sports broadcaster Scott Russell will unite television audiences across Canada during the Paris Olympics next month before signing off for the final time as a host at the end of the summer “with a lifetime of memories” after nearly 40 years with the CBC. CBC | Sports News
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‘Nervous energy’ for Canadian athletes balancing stress, excitement with Paris Paralympics 100 days away
Travis Murao calls it “crunch time” and his favourite time of the year. The wheelchair rugby player and several of his Canadian teammates are feeling the excitement, stress and other emotions with the start of the Paris Paralympics in 100 days on Aug. 28. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Dame Sarah set to wow her two kids at Paris Paralympics, calls it ‘unfinished business’
The cyclist told Desert Island Discs, ‘Having your children on the roadside is the biggest thrill as a parent.’ Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
Read More »Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team books ticket to Paralympics after routing Algeria
Canada’s women’s wheelchair basketball team is Paris bound. The group punched its ticket to the 2024 Paralympics by routing Algeria 88-30 on Friday at a qualifying tournament in Osaka, Japan. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Driven by athlete insights, Team Canada unveils outfits for Paris Olympics, Paralympics
Team Canada on Tuesday revealed a new collection of athlete clothing from Lululemon less than 100 days from the start of the Paris Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor is on a fast track to Paris Paralympics
Jacob Wassermann’s early success in the sport of Para rowing was never something the 24-year-old could have imagined even just a year ago when he first started getting serious about the sport. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘Finally’: Canadian Para athletes to be financially rewarded for medals won at Paralympics
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
Read More »‘This is all real now’: Tension, pressure tick up as Paralympics loom 8 months away
With the calendar officially flipped into 2024, tension and pressure for Paralympic athletes is starting to tick up — both for those who have qualified already and those who haven’t. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Blind hockey player from Dieppe, N.B., hopes sport can grow to Paralympics
When Dieppe’s Simon Richard laces up his skates and takes the ice for Canada’s blind hockey team, he hopes more countries will be inspired to invest in the sport. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Delayed Paralympics has reinforced swim great Aurélie Rivard’s determination to succeed
In the wake of the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, one of Canada’s most prolific Paralympic swimmers is asking the big questions about why she does what she does and what’s really important. CBC | Sports News
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