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Canadian swimmer Benoit Huot, a 20-time Paralympic medallist and member of the Order of Canada, retired from the sport on Tuesday at age 35. His last of five Paralympic competitions came in 2016 at Rio, where the Longueuil, Que., native finished third in the men's 400-metre freestyle S10 for his 20th medal. WATCH | Huot win […]
Malaysia has been stripped of the hosting rights for the World Para Swimming Championships after refusing to let Israelis compete in the event that serves as a qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. The Malaysian government said earlier this month that no Israeli delegates can enter Malaysia for sporting or other events in solidarity […]
The goal set out by the Canadian Paralympic Committee coming into Pyeongchang, South Korea, was capturing 16 medals based on their calculations of how athletes should perform. Their slogan coming into all of this was “Greatness is Rare”. For 10 days in South Korea, Canada’s 55 athletes, the largest winter delegation ever, proved greatness was abundant. […]
Canadian Paralympians set a new national single-Games record of 24 medals on the strength of a five-medal day which included a pair of cross-country golds and a curling bronze. The previous record of 19 was set at Vancouver 2010. Here’s a quick recap of all the important Paralympic news you might have missed overnight from […]
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Watch Paralympic Alpine skiing coverage of the men’s standing, sitting and visually impaired slalom – first runs from Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Canada’s Collin Cameron added to his Paralympic biathlon medal total with a bronze in the men’s 15-kilometre sitting race on Friday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The 29-year-old of Sudbury, Ont., crossed the line in a time of 50 minutes 59.1 seconds while incurring only a single shooting penalty to finish just behind Germany’s Martin Fleig and American Daniel […]
Prior to starting wheelchair curling at the age of 42, Ina Forrest had only touched a granite stone two other times in her life. Now in her third Paralympics, Forrest and the team are once again heading into the medal round. She’s won gold at the past two Paralympics for Canada. “I could have never imagined […]
Canada’s para ice hockey team secured a spot in a Paralympic gold-medal game for the first time in 12 years, while the Canadian curling rink booked a date with China in Friday’s semifinals. Here’s a quick recap of all the important Paralympic news you might have missed overnight and what’s to come later today. Chasing […]
Canada’s wheelchair curling team are guaranteed a Paralympic playoff spot after a 6-2 round-robin victory over Germany on Thursday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The Canadian squad, led by skip Mark Ideson, surrendered an opening-end steal to the Germans but gained back control of the match with three in the third end to take a 3-1 lead. […]
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Watch Paralympic curling round robin coverage as China takes on the Neutral Paralympic Athletes (Russia) in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
