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100 days to Paralympics
Canadian Paralympic Committee, May 16, 2021 Ottawa – With 100 days to go until the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) alongside its sport, media, and corporate partners, including primary broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada, are celebrating the countdown to the first day of the Games as well as the widespread broadcast and digital coverage that will…
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Wheelchair basketball schedules
Wheelchair Basketball Canada, May 13, 2021Photo Credit: Canadian Paralympic Committee – Scott Grant The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) announced competition schedules for the Tokyo Paralympics through its official draw. Canada’s Senior Men’s National Team will play in Group A with Korea, Spain, Turkey, Colombia and host Japan. The United States, Great Britain, Australia, Algeria, Germany and Iran are in…
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Gilbert named to Olympics
Softball Canada, May 12, 2021Photo Credit: Softball Canada Jenny Gilbert is among 15 athletes announced Wednesday by Softball Canada to don the red and white at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Gilbert helped Canada qualify for the Olympics at the 2019 WBSC Americas Qualifier in Surrey, B.C., by finishing in the top two of the 12-team tournament. An outfielder originally from…
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Playbooks updated
Paralympic.org, April 28, 2021 The following joint statement was released on April 28, 2021. With 86 days left until the opening of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and 118 days left until the opening of the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo Organising Committee of…
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COVID Playbooks released
Paralympic.org, February 9, 2021 Ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, a series of Playbooks have been released by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee that outline the responsibilities of all Games participants and the rules that must be followed. The Playbooks are meant to ensure that the Games are…