Para Sport

• Former WHL’er Sopotyk inspiring in para-sport after snowboarding accident

  A minor hockey star in his home province, Sopotyk was enjoying a fruitful career in the Western Hockey League with the Kamloops Blazers with over 100 games under his belt.

  Sports

  Oct 7, 2022
  
• Saskatchewan farm girl shifts Olympic hockey goal to para cycling, brings home bronze medal

  Keely Shaw became a bronze-medal-winning para cyclist after her Olympic hockey dream was crushed by a horse-riding injury.

  Canada

  Sep 17, 2021
  
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• Saskatchewan swimmer recruits crash victim; both now heading to Tokyo Paralympic Games

  Niki Ens was approached by para-swimming teammate Shelby Newkirk after the crash left her a C5 paraplegic in 2014.

  Sports

  Jul 23, 2021
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• Record number of New Brunswick athletes set to compete at the Paralympic Games

  A record number of New Brunswick athletes are set to compete at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

  Sports

  Jul 21, 2021
• Shevchenko turns amputation into inspiration for Paralympic dressage dream

  After having her right leg amputated below the knee, Tanya Shevchenko rediscovered her love of riding horses and now hopes to compete in para-dressage at the 2024 Paralympics.

  Sports

  Apr 5, 2021
• North Okanagan snowboarder announces retirement from para-competition

  Curt Minard of Vernon represented Canada at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in South Korea, where he posted two top-10 finishes.

  Sports

  Jul 14, 2020
• More young wheelchair athletes than ever at 40th Manitoba Marathon

  The 40th anniversary of the Manitoba Marathon, June 17, 2018 will feature more young wheelchair athletes than ever before.

  Sports

  Jun 7, 2018