by caadmin | Sep 29, 2017 | Coaching, Featured, News, ParaSport, Tributes
The athletics community is in mourning following the sudden and tragic death of Paralympic coach Ken Thom. Coach Thom died Sunday, Sept. 24, in Cape Town, South Africa, as a result of a scuba diving accident. “Ken founded a program where there was none. He built an...
by caadmin | Jun 29, 2014 | Featured, News, ParaSport, Track
Moncton, N.B. – Brent Lakatos of Dorval, Que., and Diane Roy of Sherbrooke, Que., won a pair of Para-athletics national titles on day two of the Canadian Track and Field Championships. Lakatos won gold in the wheelchair T53 200 and 1500-metres while Roy took...
by caadmin | Sep 6, 2012 | Featured, News, Paralmypic, ParaLondon2012, ParaSport
London, UK – Brent Lakatos of Dorval, Que., and Michelle Stilwell of Nanoose Bay, B.C., each won silver medals today, Canada’s fifth and sixth medals on this the sixth day of track and field competition at the 2012 Paralympic Games. Lakatos finished second...
by caadmin | Sep 3, 2012 | Featured, News, Paralmypic, ParaLondon2012
London, UK – Michelle Stilwell of Nanoose Bay, B.C., today won Canada’s second track and field and Canada’s eight medal overall at the 2012 Paralympic Games. Stilwell won gold in the women’s T52 classification 200-metres in a new Paralympic...
by caadmin | Sep 1, 2012 | Featured, News, Paralmypic, ParaLondon2012, ParaSport
LONDON, UK – Virginia McLachlan of Windsor, Ont., today won Canada’s first track and field medal and Canada’s sixth medal overall at the 2012 Paralympic Games. Day one of track and field competition also saw a new Canadian record, a top eight...
by caadmin | Jul 2, 2012 | Featured, News, ParaSport, Track
CALGARY – Athletics Canada announced today the athletes that have been put forth to the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) for nomination to the 2012 Paralympic Games team and 2012 Olympic Games team. Laurier Primeau,...