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Canadian wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk wins Paralympic gold in men’s T34 800m

Austin Smeenk rang the bell with gusto. The Canadian wheelchair racer won the men’s T51 800 metres Saturday at the…

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Canada falls short in tightly contested women’s wheelchair basketball semi against Dutch

It was nearly an upset for the ages. Instead, Canada’s women’s wheelchair basketball team will play for bronze after dropping…

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Watch Canada face the Netherlands in the women’s wheelchair basketball semis

Paralympics Summer Wheelchair Basketball·Live Watch as Canada takes on the defending champion Netherlands in the women’s wheelchair basketball semifinals. Action…

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Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos wins Paralympic gold

PARIS – Brent Lakatos got the gold. The veteran wheelchair racer from Dorval, Que., owns fistfuls of Paralympic medals, but…

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Canada’s Ruth Sylvie Morel not done with wheelchair fencing after Paralympic finale

Canada’s “grande dame” of wheelchair fencing wants more for her sport. Ruth Sylvie Morel may have fenced her last Paralympic…

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Paralympics: Canada’s Cody Fournie wins gold in wheelchair racing

PARIS – When Cody Fournie was at a crossroads in his athletic career, he headed for the track. The former…

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Canadian wheelchair racer Cody Fournie secures gold in men’s T51 200m

Paralympics·New Canadian wheelchair racer Cody Fournie has won a Paralympic gold medal. The 35-year-old from Victoria won the men’s 200…

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Canadian wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk captures Paralympic bronze in men’s T34 100m

Canadian wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk won his first career Paralympic medal on Monday with bronze in the men’s T34 100 metres. The…

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Decorated wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos claims silver for 1st medal in Paris

Brent Lakatos was no stranger to winning Paralympic medals — he’d claimed 11 medals entering these Paris Games. But his 12th, a silver…

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Wheelchair basketball paralympics: Palestinian athlete competes

When athletes paraded down Paris’ Champs-Élysées for the opening ceremony of the Paralympics earlier this week, many did so as…

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