The wheelchair racer that was supposed to get a Team Canada athlete in Regina to the Paralympics has been stolen.

Para swimmers Shelby Newkirk and Nikita Ens have adapted their Paralympic training plans with pools being closed in order to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The COC's statement comes amid a chorus of criticism aimed at the International Olympic Committee's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Earlier in the week, the chair of the British Olympic Association called for ``the fullest possible sanctions to be taken against Russia at Tokyo 2020.''

Para swimmer Shelby Newkirk is preparing for her stiffest competition yet at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Prince Albert’s Erica Gavel helped Canada defend their goal medal in wheelchair basketball at the 2019 Parapan Am Games in Lima, Peru last month.

Brian Sholomicki collected a gold medal and four silvers in World Championship competition, a bronze at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge, and, most memorably, a silver medal at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

Families are outraged after the B.C. High School Track and Field Association eliminated the para athlete division at next week's provincial championships.

There are also drills to test their abilities, from endurance to hand-eye coordination to wheelchair skills.

For years, visually impaired hockey players have used a tomato juice can or a steel container filled with small balls as a puck.