Para Sport Update

In this Para Sport Update find out which Canadian athletes won medals at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai & the FIS Para Alpine Kimberley Race Series and National Championships in the Canadian Rockies; and we go a mile high for the 2024 Rocky Mountain Cup with Canada’s Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team. 

In the latest Para Sport Update, Canada’s Para snowboard cross contingent puts in a strong showing at the 2nd installment of the FIS Para Snowboard World Cup season in Finland, and Canada’s Wheelchair Rugby Team preps for the 2024 Paralympic Qualification Tournament in New Zealand.

From the ski slopes to the swimming pool; in this Para Sport Update Canadian Para Athletes turn in multiple medal-winning performances at the World Cup Para Alpine Skiing event in Italy & the Citi Para Swimming World Series in Scotland.

This week on Para Sport Update: a monumental moment in Canadian Paralympic sports history & Canada’s Para Alpine Stars shine bright on the slopes in Switzerland and Italy. Related article - In the media: Canada’s Para athletes praise Performance Recognition Program (January 29, 2024 - Paralympic.ca)  

Canadian Athletes compete in the land down under in this Para Sport Update, with medal-winning performances at the first Para Cycling World Cup of 2024 & strong showings at the Melbourne Wheelchair Open Tennis Tournament. Plus, we preview the men’s and women’s match-ups for the upcoming International Wheelchair Basketball Federations Repechage Tournaments.

This week on Para Sport Update: Canadian Athletes have strong showings at the 2024 UCI Para Cycling Road World Cup in Australia and Hockey Canada’s National Para Development League takes place this week in Oakville, Ontario.

This week on Para Sport Update: the history making first-ever blind hockey game played on NHL ice; Canada’s Women’s Para Hockey Team holds their selection camp and Canadian Para Cyclists prepare to compete down under.

In this Para Sport Update we follow 3 Canadians down the slopes at the St. Moritz 2024 FIS Para Alpine Ski World Cup in Switzerland, and share the Honourable Carla Qualtrough’s historic announcement on the formation of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission.

In this Para Sport Update we cover the latest chapter in a storied rivalry at the Para Judo Grand Prix in Tokyo; the 2023 Para Ice Hockey Cup in New Brunswick; and reveal Canada’s 2024 Wheelchair Curling World Championships roster.

In this Para Sport Update, Nathan Clement covers Canada at the 2023 Para Ice Hockey Cup in New Brunswick, Para Ice Hockey sessions in Alberta and Greg Stewart's journey to Paralympic shot put in Paris 2024.   Follow Team Canada: https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/home

In this Para Sport Update we dig into Canada’s impressive medal haul at the 2023 Para Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile; with Canada capturing gold in Boccia, Goalball and more! Find out more about Team Canada at the 2023 Para Pan Am Games   

In this Para Sport Update, we travel to Egypt where the Canadian Women’s Team put in a medal-worthy performance at the 2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup. Plus, Team Canada wasted no time reaching the podium, scoring several medals across multiple sports in early action at the Para Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile. Watch live coverage of the Para Pan Am Games on CBC Gem

In this edition of Para Sport Update we preview the Para Pan American Games, kicking off this week in Chile. 140 Canadian athletes are competing in 14 of the 17 sports on display, with many having the opportunity to win their way into the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.  Follow the 2023 Para Pan Am Games live online: https://www.santiago2023.org/en

In this Para Sport Update, we share results from NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters and ITF Wheelchair Doubles Masters Tennis Tournament in Spain; reveal the six Canadian wheelchair tennis athletes who'll be jetting to Chile for the Para Pan Am Games; and follow Canada's Women's Sitting Volleyball team to France for training ahead of the 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup in Egypt.

In this Para Sport Update, Greg Westlake looks at the roster of the men’s and women’s Canadian Wheelchair Basketball teams for the Para Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Plus, he reveals some of the Goalball athletes who are hoping to qualify for Canada’s men’s and women’s teams for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games!

In this Para Sport Update, Canada competes at the 2023 International Wheelchair Rugby Cup in Paris and the 2023 Stirling Wheelchair Curling International in Scotland.

In this Para Sport Update Canada competes in the 2023 International Para Hockey Cup in Europe, the Wheelchair Fencing World Championships in Italy & the Women’s U25 Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Thailand. Related Links: Canadian Para Hockey Wheelchair Fencing Wheelchair Basketball Canada  About Para Sport Update From coast to coast to coast, join host Greg Westlake as we explore Canada's...

In the latest Para Sport Update: A Canadian wheelchair tennis star captures quad doubles gold at the Sardinia Open in Italy, we reveal which Canadian athletes have been selected for the upcoming Para Pan American Games and preview this week’s Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Thailand.  Stream the Wheelchair Basketball World Championships on the IWBF YouTube channel .    

In this Para Sport Update we visit Spain where Canadian athletes competed in the 2023 World Triathlon Para Championship while the Men's Senior Wheelchair Basketball team prepare for the Para Pan-Ams.

In the latest Para Sport Update we check in on the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon, the Birmingham Wheelchair Tennis Classic in Toronto & reveal who’s been selected to the Canadian Squad for the upcoming International Wheelchair Rugby Cup. Related Links: The 2023 Prefontaine Classic Birmingham Wheelchair Tennis Classic Wheelchair Rugby Canada 2023 International Wheelchair Rugby Cup Website

In this Para Sport Update we follow Canadian athletes from the ice to the tennis court with results from the 2023 Women's Para Hockey World Challenge in Green Bay & the 2023 US Open Wheelchair Championships in New York.  Related Websites: 2023 Women's Para Hockey World Challenge International Tennis Federation Wheelchair Tennis Tour AthletesCAN Forum

In this Para Sport Update Canada’s Women’s Goalball team faces fierce competition at the IBSA World Games in England; Canadian athletes secure two medals at the 2023 Paracanoe World Championships in Germany; and Wheelchair Basketball Canada gets prepped for the upcoming Para Pan Games in Chile.

In this Para Sport Update a trio of Canadian Para-Triathletes put on medal worthy performances at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Test Event, in exhibition action Canada edges out Japan at the Wheelchair Basketball Canada U25 training camp, and we preview the 2023 ICF Para-Canoe World Championships in Germany.  Stream the 2023 ICF Para-Canoe World Championships from Germany online from August 23rd to 26...

In this Para Sport Update we continue our coverage of the UCI Cycling World Championships with tales of Canadian Gold, Silver and Bronze in Scotland; then preview next month’s Canadian All Abilities Championship at the Kamloops Golf & Country Club.

This week, Greg tells us about Canadian athletes’ outstanding performances at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester, UK, and reflects on the ICU Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.