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Kate O’Brien has won Canada’s first medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris with a bronze in track cycling. The 36-year-old from Calgary finished third in the women’s C4-5 500-metre time trial at the velodrome. CBC | Sports News
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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
Read More »Pat Anderson, Katarina Roxon named Canada’s flag-bearers for Paris Paralympics opening ceremony
Basketball player Pat Anderson and swimmer Katarina Roxon, who have competed at a combined nine Paralympics, will lead Canada’s delegation at Wednesday’s opening ceremony at 1:20 p.m. ET at Place de la Concorde, the largest square in Paris. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Opening ceremony for Paris Paralympics aims to reshape views of disabilities
Creative director Thomas Jolly has some lofty goals for Wednesday’s opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games, when the heart of Paris will once again become the stage for a stunning artistic display. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Under sea and over land, Paris Paralympics flame is lit before beginning exceptional journey
Two weeks after French star swimmer Leon Marchand extinguished the Olympic flame to close the Paris Olympics, the spotlight is now on its Paralympic counterpart. CBC | Sports News
Read More »From fencing in a small-town Sask. church to Paris: Ryan Rousell’s journey to the 2024 Paralympics
Ryan Rousell fell in love with fencing at a young age growing up in Asquith, Sask. Now the 27-year-old is heading to his second Paralympics, where he hopes to bring home a medal in wheelchair fencing. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Emily in Paris pays sartorial tribute to Princess Kate’s style legacy in two major ways
Emily in Paris’s fourth season appears to have taken style inspiration from the Princess of Wales, with a namedrop and outfit inspiration appearing in episode 1 Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
Read More »Refugee athletes deliver ‘message of perseverance’ as they seek medals at Paris Paralympics
Athletes on the Refugee Paralympic Team are looking to send a message of hope as they strive for the podium at the 2024 Paralympic Games that begin in Paris next week. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Paralympic teams traveling a redemptive arc into Paris Games
Each of the five teams representing Canada at the Paralympics head to Paris at different points in their evolution, with different meanings ascribed to potential podium performances. CBC | Sports News
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