The Rio Paralympics are coming to a close. So the authors talked to Brazilians to find out what they thought of the Games and their impact.
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Canadian Andre Viger’s influence still inspires Paralympians
Success breeding success is an ever-important aspect to sport across all levels, and two Canadian Paralympians are currently reaping the benefits of their influential predecessor.
Wheelchair racers Diane Roy and Brent Lakatos both looked up to, and had the luxury to work with, Andre Viger, one of the country’s greats.
Stories at the Paralympics are not limited to the field of play
Many people have travelled from afar to come to Rio for the Paralympics and these are their stories
Canada and Brazil bring electric crowd into Rio Olympic Stadium
Rio Paralympic fan favourites Canada defeated the host country in final game of the women’s wheelchair basketball preliminary round
Canadian wheelchair basketball teams scoring with Brazilian spectators
Canadian wheelchair basketball teams are quickly earning the top spot in the hearts of Brazilian fans, after their own team that is.
Another chapter is written in the Brazil-Canada boccia rivalry
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – When Marcelo dos Santos released his final ball of the game he left Canada stunned and the hometown crowd in a frenzy. The Brazilian’s ball nestled itself inches from the jack and a sea of yellow jerseys erupted loudly at Carioca Arena 2 as Canada’s BC4 mixed boccia pair of […]
Calgary’s Stefan Daniel claims silver in debut of Paralympic triathlon
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Teenager Stefan Daniel did pretty well for himself considering he was a ‘boy’ against men. Daniel secured silver in the first ever PT4 Paralympic triathlon, thanks to his speed on the road and coach Carolyn Murray sees even better results ahead. “We are dealing with a man versus boy scenario […]
Canada’s goalball teams struggle in opening contests
Canada’s men’s and women’s goalball teams both struggled mightily in their respective opening matches at the Paralympics on Friday at Future Arena.
Rivard and Huot lead strong Canadian swim team into Paralympics
22 athletes named on Sunday night from the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
Danielle Kisser strides forward at para-swim trials
TORONTO – Although her results at the Para-swim trials were not what she had hoped, Danielle Kisser is still standing tall, and for good reason. Only a year and a half after undergoing major surgery to straighten her legs, Kisser broke the Canadian record Saturday morning in the S6 100m backstroke at the Toronto Pan […]