Wheelchair Sports

• West Island school celebrates inclusivity with wheelchair sports event

  Students at John Rennie High School were invited to take part in wheelchair sports. The goal is to sensitize students to the realities of people living with disabilities.

  Sports

  Mar 1, 2023
  
• N.S. wheelchair tennis athlete happy to see the sport grow in the province

  Denise Fitzgerald missed fastball when she lost the ability to walk. Then she discovered wheelchair tennis.

  Features

  Sep 10, 2020
  
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• Committee holds Paralympic Search event in Halifax

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

  May 25, 2019
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• WinSport launches adaptive wheelchair program

  Winsport launched its new adaptive sports program aimed at teaching people about wheelchair sports.

  Sports

  Apr 6, 2019
• Fundraising campaign underway to replace wheelchairs stolen in Saskatoon

  A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the Saskatchewan Wheelchair Sports Association’s basketball team replace the sport-specific wheelchairs.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2017
• Saskatoon wheelchair theft ‘feels like a broken heart’: 8-year-old athlete

  Thirty-four wheelchairs remain missing and an athletics season is in jeopardy after a utility trailer was reported stolen in Saskatoon.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2017
• Wheelchair sports group welcomes new participants

  The BC Wheelchair Sports Association invited Kelowna to try wheelchair sports, providing free equipment and instruction on Tuesday night at Okanagan Mission Secondary...

  May 26, 2017
• Wheelchair tennis program makes strides in Manitoba

  Tennis takes arm strength, co-ordination and a lot of patience - but for some, it takes much more. Tennis is one of the fastest-growing wheelchair sports in the world, Tennis Canada says.

  Sports

  Aug 25, 2015