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Paralympics·New Canadian Para cyclist Nathan Clement successfully defended his world title in the men’s T1 individual time trial on Tuesday at the 2024 Para cycling road world championships in Zurich, Switzerland. Fellow Paralympian Alex Hayward of Quispamsis, N.B., claims bronze in C3 time trialThe Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 24,Continue Reading

Another Paralympics is in the books — but certainly one not soon to be forgotten. With an incredible 2.5 million tickets sold, the 17th Summer Paralympic Games in Paris brought back the kind of energetic and unparalleled atmosphere that was glaringly absent during the COVID-held Tokyo Games in 2021. ParalympiansContinue Reading

Paralympics With another Paralympics having come to a close, it’s time to look at some of the key storylines that played out in Paris, while looking forward to the next winter edition in two year’s time, and outlining what the next cycle could look like for Canada’s Paralympians. Opportunity forContinue Reading

Paralympics What looked like a bounce back for Canada at the Paralympic Games was more of a return to form. Canada’s 10 gold medals in Paris were the most since 19 in Beijing in 2008, and also doubled the output at the Tokyo Games three years ago. Canadian athletes doubledContinue Reading

ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility Help HomeScheduleResultsMedalsVideoFeaturesOlympicsWatch ReplaysWatch LiveEnd of section Canadian women make history during final days of Paris Paralympics 9 hours ago Duration 0:52 9 hours agoSportsDuration 0:52The Canadian women’s sitting volleyball team, canoeist Brianna Hennessy, and swimmers Shelby Newkirk and Danielle Dorris capture historic medals at Paris 2024.Continue Reading

Paralympics Paralympic medallists Nicholas Bennett and Brianna Hennessy will carry the Canadian flag during Sunday’s closing ceremony in Paris. Paris 2024 comes to a close Sunday at 1:50 p.m. ET from the Stade de France CBC Sports · Posted: Sep 07, 2024 2:36 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hoursContinue Reading

Canadian para canoeist Brianna Hennessy raced to her first Paralympic medal with a reminder of her mother on her paddle. The 39-year-old from Ottawa took silver in the women’s 200-metre sprint Saturday in Paris. The design on Hennessy’s paddle includes a cardinal in remembrance of her late mother Norma, theContinue Reading

Paralympics Surfing is California’s official state sport and Canadian para surfer Victoria Feige wants Los Angeles to prove it in 2028. The five-time women’s world champion is at the forefront of a lobby to get her sport included in the 2028 Paralympics. 5-time world champion ‘devastated’ by choice to excludeContinue Reading

Canadian wheelchair racer Cody Fournie doesn’t love the limelight, but he raced into it at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Fournie won the T51 men’s 100 metres Friday at Stade de France to become a double gold medallist in his Paralympic debut. The 35-year-old from Victoria also won Tuesday’s 200Continue Reading