Quest for Gold

I am a Warrior – Candice Combdon

I am a Warrior How determination and a strong support system helped wheelchair tennis athlete Candice Combdon find her inner strength by June Jang Featured in the Fall 2020 issue of ParaSport Magazine Candice Combdon, 33, is a Team Ontario wheelchair tennis athlete who sees herself as a warrior on… Read More

Caldwell and Combdon Named 2020 ONPARA GivingTuesday Ambassadors

ONPARA is proud to introduce Cody Caldwell and Candice Combdon as our 2020 GivingTuesday Athlete Ambassadors!   Cody & Candice both know first-hand the tremendous impact that sport plays in the rehabilitation & recovery process and the overall health of people with disabilities, and they want to pay it forward… Read More

OWSA Announces Draft List of 2017-2018 Quest for Gold Nominees!

DRAFT List of 2017-2018 Quest for Gold Ontario Card Nominations Announced! The Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association is pleased to announce a draft list of athletes and alternates who have been nominated for Ontario Cards under the 2017-18 Quest for Gold – Ontario Athlete Assistance Program (OAAP). The athletes nominated were selected… Read More

Quest For Gold: 2017-2018 Selection Criteria Released

Quest For Gold (OAAP) information released for the 2017-2018 season The Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association, with the approval of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport, has made public the selection criteria and application details for the Quest for Gold program (Ontario Athlete Assistance Program) for all four of its sports: Wheelchair… Read More

2017 Provincial Team Official Selection – Wheelchair Basketball

TEAM ONTARIO SELECTION The OWSA would like to congratulate the following athletes on their selection to the Team Ontario Junior & Women’s wheelchair basketball teams: Juniors Adel Akhmed Sara Black Vanessa Giancaterini Zoë Hahn Nick Hill Maninder Hothi Michael Kilonzo Joanne Lee Anthony Protomanni Natalie Robinson Also selected, but cannot… Read More

OWSA Announces Draft List of 2016-2017 Quest for Gold Nominees!

DRAFT List of 2016-2017 Quest for Gold Ontario Card Nominations Announced! The Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association is pleased to announce a draft list of athletes and alternates who have been nominated for Ontario Cards under the 2016-2017 Quest for Gold – Ontario Athlete Assistance Program (OAAP). The athletes nominated were selected using the… Read More

Quest For Gold: 2016-2017 Selection Criteria Released

Quest For Gold (OAAP) information released for the 2016-2017 season. The Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association, with the approval of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport, has made public the selection criteria and application details for the Quest for Gold program (Ontario Athlete Assistance Program) for all four of its sports: Wheelchair… Read More

Quest for Gold – Athletics & Tennis

Q4G Athlete Selection Criteria is now available for Cycle 2 sports: Wheelchair Athletics and Wheelchair Tennis. Please visit the Quest for Gold page for details. Deadline for applications is December 5, 2015. A list of draft nominees for cycle 1 sports has now been posted on the Quest for Gold page under… Read More

Quest for Gold – Basketball & Rugby

Q4G Athelte Selection Criteria is now available for Cycle 1 sports: wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby. Please visit the Quest for Gold page. Deadline for applications is October 19, 2015.