- Canadians can watch how greatness moves Paralympic
sport on CBC/Radio-Canada
- Paris 2024 Paralympic
Games takes place August 28 to September
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OTTAWA,
ON, Aug. 13, 2024 /CNW/ - A team of 126
athletes, including competition partners, will represent
Canada at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the Canadian
Paralympic Committee announced Tuesday.
Canada will compete in 18
sports in Paris: wheelchair
basketball (24 athletes), Para swimming (22), Para athletics (20),
sitting volleyball (12), wheelchair rugby (12), Para cycling (7),
goalball (6), boccia (5, including one competition partner), Para
canoe (3), Para equestrian (3), Para triathlon (3), wheelchair
fencing (3), Para archery (1), Para badminton (1), Para judo (1),
Para rowing (1), Para table tennis (1), and wheelchair tennis
(1).
A dedicated team of 117 coaches and National Sport Organization
(NSO) support staff will be working with the athletes in
Paris. Canada will send a total
delegation of 336 people, including athletes, coaches, NSO support
staff, CPC staff and support team members.
CLICK HERE to view the complete Paris 2024 Canadian Paralympic Team list.
"What a tremendous team of 126 athletes," said Karolina Wisniewska, co-chef de mission,
Paris 2024 Canadian Paralympic
Team. "This is such an accomplished team, with so many experienced
athletes and exciting newcomers. The Paralympic Games is the
pinnacle of sport, and each athlete should be immensely proud to be
a Paralympian and reach this stage. There are going to be so many
wonderful and compelling performances through the 11 days of
competition in Paris as we see how
greatness moves our Canadian athletes. I encourage all of
Canada to celebrate this
team!"
"The Paris 2024 Paralympic
Games is going to be a landmark Games for the Paralympic Movement,
and an incredible showcase of sporting excellence, disability
pride, and the radical power of inclusion," said Josh Vander Vies,
co-chef de mission, Paris 2024
Canadian Paralympic Team. "Congratulations to all 126 athletes for
being selected for the Paris team;
they are all wonderful ambassadors for Paralympic sport and
Canadian sport. I am so proud to lead this team alongside my
co-chef Karolina, and together we cannot wait to cheer on and
support each and every single athlete in Paris."
About the Paris 2024
Canadian Paralympic Team:
- The roster includes 87 Paralympians
- Four athletes will be competing at their sixth Paralympic
Games: Pat Anderson (wheelchair
basketball), Brent Lakatos (Para
athletics), Cindy Ouellet (four in
wheelchair basketball and one in Para nordic skiing), and
Mike Whitehead (wheelchair
rugby)
- An additional five Paralympians will be at their fifth Games in
Paris: Amy
Burk (goalball), Bo Hedges
(wheelchair basketball), Trevor
Hirschfield (wheelchair rugby), Travis Murao (wheelchair rugby), and
Katarina Roxon (Para swimming)
- 39 athletes will be making their Paralympic debuts. At age 47,
Para table tennis player Peter
Isherwood is the oldest debutant.
- A total of 26 Paralympic medallists will be competing in
Paris
- This includes 12 multi-medallists: Brent Lakatos (11 medals), Aurelie Rivard (10), Pat
Anderson (4), Mike Whitehead
(3), and eight others with two medals (Charles Moreau, Danielle
Dorris, Katarina Roxon,
Nicolas-Guy Turbide, Stefan Daniel, Bo
Hedges, Trevor Hirschfield,
and Travis Murao)
- Fourteen medallists are returning from Tokyo 2020: Zach
Gingras, Marissa
Papaconstantinou, Brent
Lakatos, Greg Stewart,
Nate Riech, Kate O'Brien, Keely
Shaw, Priscilla Gagne,
Danielle Dorris, Aurelie Rivard, Sabrina
Duchesne, Katarina Roxon,
Nicolas-Guy Turbide, and
Stefan Daniel
- 10 athletes are Paralympic champions: Aurelie Rivard, Katarina
Roxon, and Danielle Dorris in
Para swimming, Nate Riech,
Greg Stewart, and Brent Lakatos in Para athletics, and
Pat Anderson, Bo Hedges, Chad
Jassman, and Tyler Miller in
wheelchair basketball
- Four athletes on the roster competed at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games: Pat Anderson, Yuka Chokyu (wheelchair tennis,
now competing in Para badminton), Lance
Cryderman (boccia; he is making his Paralympic return 24
years after his debut), and Ruth Sylvie
Morel (wheelchair fencing)
- Four athletes have competed in other sports at the Paralympic
Games: Yuka Chokyu (a three-Paralympian in wheelchair tennis,
making her Para badminton debut), Nathan
Clement (a 2016 Paralympian in Para swimming, making his
Para cycling debut), Cindy Ouellet
(a four-time wheelchair basketball Paralympian, she also is a 2018
Paralympian in Para nordic skiing), and Mel
Pemble (competed at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Para
alpine skiing, making her Para cycling debut in Paris)
- The oldest and youngest members of the team will share a
birthday during the Games in Paris, on September
2. Wheelchair fencer Ruth Sylvie
Morel, headed to her fourth Paralympic Games at 67 years old
will turn 68, while the youngest team member is Para swimming's
Reid Maxwell, 16 years old turning
17.
- The roster includes 69 female-identifying athletes, 56
male-identifying athletes, and one athlete who uses they/them
pronouns
- Nine provinces are represented: Ontario (45 athletes), Quebec (21), British
Columbia (21), Alberta
(18), Saskatchewan (10),
New Brunswick (5), Manitoba (2), Prince
Edward Island (1), and Newfoundland & Labrador (1), with an
additional two overseas athletes.
As the official broadcaster of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, CBC/Radio-Canada
will provide extensive coverage across its multiple platforms,
showcasing the performances of Paralympians to audiences
nationwide. Audiences can tune in for CBC/Radio-Canada's coverage
of Paris 2024 from August 28 to September 8 on CBC, CBC Gem, CBC's
Paris 2024 website
(cbc.ca/paris2024) and the CBC Paris 2024 app in English and on ICI
TÉLÉ, ICI TOU.TV,
Radio-Canada.ca/paris2024, and on the Radio-Canada Paralympiques
app in French.
Canadians can show their support for the Canadian Paralympic
Team and inclusive, accessible sport through the Paralympic
Foundation of Canada's IGNITE the
Light campaign. IGNITE the Light is aiming to raise $1 million for Para sport development in
Canada by filling a virtual
stadium with national pride and encouragement. Supporters can
purchase a virtual seat for $25, with
donors receiving a unique and personalized virtual seat in the form
of a customized graphic to share across their social media
platforms. The campaign, running through the end of the Paralympic
Games, has currently raised more than $179,000. To purchase your seat, please visit
Paralympic.ca/IGNITE.
We also encourage Canadians to join CPC's CAN Crew cheer squad
to receive the latest information about the Canadian Paralympic
Team on the road to Paris and at
the Games directly to their email inbox. CLICK HERE to sign up for
free.
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
kick off in 15 days with the Opening Ceremony on August 28. Competition commences August 29 and runs through till the final day,
September 8.
MEDIA NOTES
- Bios of each athlete named to the Canadian Paralympic Team can
be accessed HERE.
- Photos will be available daily during the Games for editorial
use only at Photos.Paralympic.ca
- Follow @CDNParalympics on TikTok, Twitter/X and Instagram
during the Games for the latest news and updates about the Canadian
Paralympics Team.
- Media interviews with athletes during the Games can be
requested through each sport's media attaché. CLICK HERE for the
list.
- Press releases will be sent daily during the Games recapping
the day's results and previewing the next day of competition. Flash
quotes will be available each day.
About the Canadian Paralympic Committee:
Paralympic.ca
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