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Austin Smeenk has a tattoo on his arm that reads “dream, desire, do.” And at the Paris Paralympics, the Canadian wheelchair sprinter got it done — he returned with gold and bronze medals. Speaking back home at his parents’ house on Saturday in Shanty Bay, Ont., about 125 kilometres north ot Toronto, Smeenk said his accomplishments…
NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra narrowly missed out on the men’s javelin throw title, finishing second by just 0.01 meters in a nail-biting finale at the Diamond League Final in Brussels on Saturday. The competition was intense, with Anderson Peters of Grenada securing first place with a huge throw of 87.87 meters. Chopra, who had been…
Neeraj Chopra Men’s Javelin Throw Final Highlights Diamond League 2024© AFP Neeraj Chopra, Diamond League Final 2024 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra missed out on the Diamond League title by just 0.01m as he finished second for the second consecutive year with a best throw of 87.86m. Neeraj achieved his best throw of the day in his…
Braxton Whitehead said Friday he has verbally committed to Arizona State, making him the first member of a Canadian Hockey League team to attempt to play the sport at the Division I U.S. college level since a lawsuit was filed challenging the NCAA’s longstanding ban on players it deems to be professionals. Whitehead posted on…
Another Paralympics is in the books — but certainly one not soon to be forgotten. With an incredible 2.5 million tickets sold, the 17th Summer Paralympic Games in Paris brought back the kind of energetic and unparalleled atmosphere that was glaringly absent during the COVID-held Tokyo Games in 2021. Paralympians who felt they didn’t get…
Noah Vucsics got into trouble for jumping over garbage cans in the halls of Calgary’s James Fowler High School when he was in Grade 12. A happy offshoot of that clash with authority was the suggestion that he take his springs to the track and field team. Vucsics, now 24, will compete for Canada in…
Canadian swimmer Aurélie Rivard captured her 12th career Paralympic medal with silver in the women’s S10 100-metre freestyle event on Sunday in Paris. The 28-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., clocked a time of one minute 00.82 seconds at Paris La Défense Arena, finishing just 0.3 seconds behind gold medallist Emeline Pierre of France. Rivard, who holds the world record, was the…
