Travelling 9,000 kilometres from Winnipeg, Man. to Tokyo, Japan to play in one’s first para-badminton tournament in 18 months might seem like a daunting prospect to some.
Friday marked a very saddening day in Paris. After multiple terrorist attacks across the city, the world came together to #PrayforParis.
In Toronto, the CN Tower was lit in the colours of the French flag. People also gathered at Nathan Phillips Square on Saturday afternoon to commemorate those killed and wounded in the assaults.
Les Bleus will need to shake off both their controversial qualification and their dismal pre-World Cup showings to make noise in this year’s tournament.