Tokyo Paralympics

• Canada’s Danielle Dorris wins Paralympic gold and sets world record

  The 18-year-old swimmer from Moncton, N.B., won the 50-metre butterfly, touching the wall in 32.99 seconds for her second medal in Tokyo.

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  Sep 3, 2021
  
• Aurélie Rivard captures Canada’s 1st gold medal at Tokyo Paralympics

  Quebec swimmer smashed her own world record in both her heats and final of the 100-metre freestyle to grab gold at 2020 Paralympic Games.

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  Aug 28, 2021
  
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• Father’s ‘kick in the butt’ set Nikita Ens on path to Tokyo Paralympics

  The push for Nikita Ens came well before the Paralympics were even on the radar for the para swimming athlete.

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  Aug 26, 2021
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• Canada now has 4 medals at the Tokyo Paralympics as 2 athletes score silver

  On Day 2 of the Paralympics, Tristen Chernove raced to a silver in cycling's C1 3,000 metres, and Nicolas-Guy Turbide swam to a silver in the S13 100-metre backstroke.

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  Aug 26, 2021
• Regina duo representing Canada at the Paralympic Games

  Nic Goncin and Garrett Ostepchuk, both of Regina, are representing Team Canada in wheelchair basketball at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

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  Aug 24, 2021
• Tokyo Paralympics open in empty stadium, just like Olympics

  The Paralympics have kicked off in Tokyo, with athletes once again competing in mostly empty stadiums.

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  Aug 24, 2021
• Paralympic debut long time coming for Saskatoon swimmer Shelby Newkirk

  Despite new challenges presented by a year-long postponement of the Tokyo Paralympics due to the coronavirus pandemic, Shelby Newkirk still has her eyes on the podium.

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  Aug 20, 2021
• Tokyo Paralympics to be held amid ‘very difficult’ COVID-19 surge, organizers warn

  Organisers said they would implement COVID-19 protocols for the Paralympics, the same "playbook" used during the Olympics which ended earlier this month.

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  Aug 20, 2021
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• Regina swimmer hopes to make Paralympic debut despite COVID-19 pandemic setback

  Last March, Krystal Shaw was training for Canada’s Paralympic swimming trials. One year later, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Regina athlete is still trying to get there.

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  Mar 23, 2021