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Canada’s Katie Cosgriffe will leave her first Paralympic Games with some hardware. The 18-year-old from Burlington, Ont., claimed bronze in the women’s S10 100-metre butterfly on Tuesday at Paris La Défense Arena. Cosgriffe got off to a speedy start and led the race in the early going, but she was caught and passedContinue Reading

Canadian wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk won his first career Paralympic medal on Monday with bronze in the men’s T34 100 metres. The Oakville, Ont., native finished in a time of 15.19 seconds at Stade de France, earning Canada’s sixth bronze and 10th medal of these Games. The 27-year-old accelerated into medal position down theContinue Reading

Paralympics·DAY 4 ROUNDUP Canadian swimmer Aurélie Rivard captured her 12th career Paralympic medal with silver in the women’s S10 100-metre freestyle event on Sunday in Paris. Wheelchair sprinter Austin Smeenk advances to T34 100m final on MondayCBC Sports · Posted: Sep 01, 2024 7:59 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoContinue Reading

Paralympics·DAY 3 ROUNDUP 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. 24-year-old from Victoria set world record earlier on Saturday during qualifying heatsCBC Sports · Posted: Aug 31, 2024 6:33 AM EDT |Continue Reading

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. Routliffe of Caledon, Ont., took silver in the women’s 200-metre individual medley eight years after the same result in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.Continue Reading

Keely Shaw and Alexandre Hayward had big hockey dreams early in their lives. Their ambitions on skates dealt devastating blows when they were 15 years old, the two Canadians channelled their competitive drives into bikes to land on the podium Friday at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Shaw of Midale,Continue Reading

Paralympics Never miss a moment of the Summer Games in Paris with full coverage from CBC’s extensive Paralympics team. Your guide to CBC’s comprehensive coverage from the 2024 Summer GamesCBC Sports · Posted: Aug 22, 2024 4:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 23 126 athletes will represent Canada acrossContinue Reading

Paralympics In able-bodied sprinting, an athlete’s sole focus is on his or her body, with the goal of obtaining peak fitness for the biggest races. But wheelchair racing introduces a whole other element – the wheelchair itself. Smeenk, Hayward leveraging engineering backgrounds to hone equipment for Paris Myles Dichter ·Continue Reading