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Yuka Chokyu drops second game in Badminton at Paralympics

Four-time Canadian Paralympic athlete Yuka Chokyu lost in three sets to Brazilian Daniel Torres Souza in her second match of the Group C round robin on Friday, at Paris.

Brazil and Argentina win to set up intriguing blind soccer final

Contest between two sides that are fairly even based on statistics and overall play seen in Tokyo.
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Group stage wraps up as blind soccer competition heads to knockout phase

Blind soccer set for intense semi-final match-ups

Passion beats distance: Ontario-based Brazilians eager for Libertadores final

Fernando Bellucci will have to sit this one out. If the Toronto resident had it...

UFC 239 main event fails to live up to impossible expectations in Las Vegas

With three vicious knockouts earlier, the crowd at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for UFC 239 were expecting nothing less in the main event. What they were treated too was a high-level chess match that earned Jon Jones the split-decision victory over Thiago Santos, much to their dislike.

Nunes cements her legacy in UFC 239 co-main event

President Dana White has seen it all in mixed martial arts and after UFC 239 Saturday night, he added another name to the list of all-time greats. Amanda Nunes.

‘A strong mind’ key for Santos in dethroning dominant champion Jon Jones

Coming into the biggest fight of his life and with the odds stacked against him, Thiago Santos knows that without this one thing he likely wouldn’t be in this position. Mental toughness.

Rio 2016, or how Brazilians stopped worrying and loved the Paralympic Games

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.

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...

Calgary’s Stefan Daniel claims silver in debut of Paralympic triathlon

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Teenager Stefan Daniel did pretty well for himself considering...

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