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ParaBrazil16 Day 12

By Observer staff on September 19th, 2016.

In our final episode, we take a look at Canada’s bronze medal match against Japan in wheelchair rugby, Brent Lakatos’ shot at his fourth medal of the games, if Canada can keep up the success in the pool, and the memorable closing ceremonies.

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Toronto • ParaBrazil16 • Rugby • Sports

USA wheelchair rugby star downplays rivalry with Canada

By Tristan Garnett on September 16th, 2016September 17th, 2016.

USA wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki says rivalry with Canada is just not that big of a deal.

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Toronto • ParaBrazil16 • Rugby • Sports

Wheelchair Rugby continues to draw electric crowds

By Lauren Cascagnette and Hannah Carver on September 16th, 2016.

Canada and Australia men’s wheelchair rugby teams faced of in the battle of the unbeaten on Friday in Rio.

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Canada stays perfect through pool play through two

By Andrew Bottomley on September 16th, 2016.

Canada’s wheelchair rugby team has a chance to go 3-0 in the pool phase if they can play their game like they did on Thursday against Great Britain.

Zak Madell, Canada’s leading scorer, is confident in winning the group if they repeat their performance on Friday.

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‘Fun-loving’ tough guy is the leader of the pack

By Hannah Carver on September 13th, 2016September 15th, 2016.

Despite a troubled past, Mike Whitehead has great veteran presence in his fourth Paralympic appearance.

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ParaBrazil16

In September, 2016, 15 sports journalism students from Centennial College in Toronto travelled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to cover the Paralympic Games.

The experience, for all, was memorable, inspiring and perhaps even life-changing.

The students discovered as much about themselves as individuals and journalists as they did about the incredible athletes they covered and the generous, supportive people of Brazil who packed the venues to cheer them on.

Each student was asked to write a simple, reflective and personal account of their Rio adventure. Read them here

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