Paralympic Podcast: Rivard, Stewart, a suprise proposal and more
Connor O’Neil and Wade Zanchetta discuss some of the biggest storylines surrounding the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Articles by Connor O’Neil
By the Numbers: Men’s WCB great in the paint, scoring is a problem
The Canadian men’s wheelchair basketball team narrowly escaped the preliminary round of the Paralympic tournament with a record of 2-3, despite outstanding rebounding.
PREVIEW: Canadian women’s WCB set to go toe-to-toe with Team USA
The Canadian Women’s wheelchair basketball team has its sights set on reaching the Paralympic podium for the first time since 2004, but first it will need to defeat the defending gold-medal champions.
Canadian men’s WCB still searching for their first win
On the brink of elimination, the Canadian men’s wheelchair basketball team is still in search of a first win as they prepare to face Japan in their third game of preliminary action.
Canadian men drop opener in Wheelchair Basketball
The Canadian Men’s National Wheelchair Basketball team opened their quest for gold at the 2020 Paralympic games with a tough 78-41 loss to Spain.
Wheelchair basketball teams stayed mentally and physically focussed in pandemic shutdown
Adaptation is not an unfamiliar concept to elite athletes, so when the pandemic began to affect Paralympians representing Team Canada, they did what they always do. They took it in stride.