Wheelchair Rugby
Wheelchair Rugby 2023 National Championships
To view pictures from the 2023 Wheelchair Rugby Nationals Championship Please see drobox of Day 1 Photos. Please see dropbox link for Day 2 Photos Please credit: Fran Harris Photography (tag @fharrisphotos)
Ontario Earns Podium Finishes at Wheelchair Rugby National Championships
Team Ontario claims two silvers, one bronze, and multiple individual awards in Montréal The 2022 Canadian Wheelchair Rugby Championships wrapped up over the weekend, with all three Ontario teams earning podium finishes. The event was hosted within the greater Défi Sportif Altergo and featured 10 teams from across Canada competing… Read More about “Ontario Earns Podium Finishes at Wheelchair Rugby National Championships”
Rosters Announced for 2022 Wheelchair Rugby National Championships
Team Ontario headed to Montréal to contend for national titles The Ontario Para Network (ONPARA) is proud to formally announce the teams selected to represent Ontario at the 2022 Canadian Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Montréal, Québec. A total of 22 Ontario athletes were selected to compete in the event and… Read More about “Rosters Announced for 2022 Wheelchair Rugby National Championships”
For Two Little Girls; The Importance of Representation – Julia Hanes
For Two Little Girls; the Importance of Representation by June Jang Julia Hanes, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Ottawa and a Canada Games gold medalist in para-athletics, often thinks about the two little girls in wheelchairs she met as a med student while on placement at a… Read More about “For Two Little Girls; The Importance of Representation – Julia Hanes”
How to Watch the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Broadcast and live streaming schedules available for the Paralympic Games The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will run from Tuesday, August 24 to Sunday, September 5, 2021. CBC will offer daily broadcasts totalling 68 hours of television coverage — more than ever before — including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Hosted… Read More about “How to Watch the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games”
Fourteen Ontario Athletes Named to Team Canada for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Three women and 11 men from Ontario will represent Canada in wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, and wheelchair tennis in Tokyo As the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games held their Closing Ceremony last Sunday to signal the end of the 17-day global affair, inevitably, for those in the parasport community, the countdown… Read More about “Fourteen Ontario Athletes Named to Team Canada for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games”
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 about “Caldwell and Combdon Named 2020 ONPARA GivingTuesday Ambassadors”
Wheelchair Rugby Athletes Named to Canadian Parapan Am Team for Lima 2019
– Seven athletes return from team that won gold four years ago in Toronto – Lima 2019 takes place August 23 to September 1 Canadian Paralympic Committee – https://paralympic.ca/news/wheelchair-rugby-athletes-named-canadian-parapan-am-team-lima-2019 Ottawa, July 15, 2019 – Wheelchair Rugby Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee have announced the 12 athletes selected to represent Canada… Read More about “Wheelchair Rugby Athletes Named to Canadian Parapan Am Team for Lima 2019”
Nine Ontario Athletes Selected to Wheelchair Rugby National Team Program
(Ottawa, ON) Wheelchair Rugby Canada is proud to announce the names of the athletes selected to the 2019 National Team Program. A five-day selection camp was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval in March to evaluate and train the top wheelchair rugby players from across the nation. “This year’s Selection… Read More about “Nine Ontario Athletes Selected to Wheelchair Rugby National Team Program”
Seven Ontario Wheelchair Rugby Athletes Headed to World Championship
Wheelchair Rugby Canada announces team for 2018 World Wheelchair Rugby Championship Wheelchair Rugby Canada is proud to announce the 12 athletes who have been nominated to represent Canada at the 2018 World Wheelchair Rugby Championship, to be held in Sydney, Australia, between August 5th and 10th. The athletes nominated to the… Read More about “Seven Ontario Wheelchair Rugby Athletes Headed to World Championship”