Lakatos earns Paralympic accolades with record time and a gold medal
In his fourth Games, wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos finally added the most coveted piece of his decorated career to his medal collection: Paralympic gold.
In his fourth Games, wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos finally added the most coveted piece of his decorated career to his medal collection: Paralympic gold.
Alister McQueen, after a seventh place finish at the 2012 London Games, earned himself a silver medal in the T44 Men’s Javelin Throw, setting two Canadian records in the process.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Nathan Clement never expected a call to the national para-swim team, but now the swimmer is here he’s walked away with a Canadian record. The North Vancouver, B.C., native finished…
Going into Day 1, the goal for coach Craig McCord was making it past prelims and giving the cohort of youthful team members a clear message and goal – qualify for the finals.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Paralympian Ilana Dupont has already moved on to preparing for her next race, after a top eight finish in athletics on Thursday night. With the T53 100m race over after…
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Dan Chalifour knew translating last year’s Parapan Am successes into Paralympic medals would be a big challenge. The 44-year-old from Ste-Jerome, Que. and his pilot, 29-year-old Jean-Michel Lachance of Quebec…
Veteran Paralympian Alex Dupont has raced against the best in the world. But he never gets more nervous than when he is watching his wife.
When Nik Goncin takes to the court for his first Paralympics this September, he won’t only take pride in playing for his country, but also for two of the people cheering him on from the…
UPDATE: Rivard qualified for the Paralympics and is preparing to represent Canada in Rio this September. TORONTO – This time last year, Aurélie Rivard was training under the radar for a double installment of international…