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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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These wheelchair basketball players hoop together in Regina. Now they’re both on Canada’s Paralympic team

Two Regina wheelchair basketball players hope their years of experience playing together will help Team Canada get to the podium at the…

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WWE superstar Cody Rhodes steps in the ring to help Guelph fan denied contest tickets over wheelchair

In the words of WWE fan Mike Ashkewe, “the American Nightmare made a Canadian dream” come true this week. Ashkewe,…

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