Canada’s wheelchair curling team rebounded with a huge 8-5 comeback victory over the previously undefeated Chinese squad on Tuesday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. After dropping both of Monday’s matches and falling to a 3-2 round-robin record, the Canadians looked to be continuing their losing skid when they fell behind 5-1 after the fourth end. But Canada managed […]
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(Live at 6:30 am ET) Paralympic Winter Games | Day 3 | Wheelchair Curling: CAN vs GBR
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Watch Paralympic curling round robin coverage as Canada battles the Great Britain in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
(Live at 8:30 pm ET) Paralympic Winter Games | Day 3 | Wheelchair Curling: KOR vs. CAN
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Watch Paralympic curling round robin coverage as Canada faces Korea in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Canada's wheelchair curlers don't need a history lesson — they know what's at stake
It was talked about over and over leading into the Olympics — both of Canada’s men’s and women’s teams being the favourites to compete for curling gold. Never before had Canada not reached the podium at the Games. The Canadian men’s teams were three-time defending champions Then it happened. Both teams were left off the […]
(Live at 12:30 am ET) Paralympic Winter Games | Day 1 | Wheelchair Curling: CAN vs. SUI
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Watch wheelchair curling round robin coverage as Switzerland meets Canada in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
U23 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships: Canada vs. Japan
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Wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos sets 5th world record in 10 days
Wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos continued his strong start to the season on Saturday at the Nottwil Grand Prix Para athletics competition in Switzerland where he notched his fifth world record in a span of 10 days. The 37-year-old’s latest accomplishment was shaving nearly three seconds off the previous world record in the T53-54 1,500-metre with a […]
Kenguru Wheelchair Accessible Car | Autoblog Minute
The Kenguru is a vehicle that is purpose built from the ground up for people in wheelchairs. Originally developed in Hungary, the Kenguru is now hand built in Texas. Let’s block ads! (Why?) Autoblog
This Teen's Friend Made A Special, Tiny Wheelchair For A Goldfish With Bladder Disorder
1. Taylor Dean is a 19-year-old from San Antonio, Texas, who currently makes her living creating educational animal videos on YouTube. Her friend, Derek, 20, works at a local aquarium shop in the same city. View this image › Taylor Dean 2. Dean said a customer recently brought in their pet goldfish to Derek that […]