This week, Canada’s Wheelchair Rugby Team punched their ticket to the Paris Paralympics with a big win over Germany! Plus, Mel Pemble earned a Silver and a Bronze at the UCI Track Para-Cycling World Championships in Brazil, Kalle Ericcson won the Visually Impaired slalom in Italy, and Tyler Turner performed brilliantly at the Para World Cup Snowboard Cross in BC! 

In this Para Sport Update Team Canada scores bronze, silver and a crystal globe at the Para Nordic World Cup Finals in Prince George; doubles action in the Bayou at the Cajun Classic Wheelchair Tennis Tournament; and Canadian Climbers reach the top at the 2024 US Para Climbing National Championships in Maryland.

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Para Nordic World Cup Finals (Prince George, BC)

Cajun Classic Wheelchair Tennis Tournament (Baton Rouge, LA)

2024 US Para Climbing National Championships (Gaithersburg, MD)

In the latest Para Sport Update Canada’s Para Nordic Team wows the home crowd at the 2024 FIS Para Biathlon World Championships in Prince George, Canada’s Wheelchair Curling team competes for gold in South Korea at the SD BioSensor World Wheelchair Curling Championships and Canada’s Para Triathlon team have a hot start to their season at the 2024 Americas Para Triathlon in Miami.

In this week’s Para Sport Update we follow Team Canada from the sheet to the snow with first round action from the SD Biosensor World Wheelchair Curling Championships in South Korea, then preview the Para Biathlon World Championships & Para Nordic World Cup Finals taking over Prince George, B.C. through the month of March.

Official Website for SD Biosensor World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2024 - https://worldcurling.org/events/worldwheelchair/

Official Website for Prince George 2024 Para Biathlon World Championships & Nordic World Cup Finals - https://caledoniacompetitions.com/

In this Para Sport Update we’ve got the latest in Wheelchair Basketball action from the 2024 Rocky Mountain Cup, Team Canada versus Team USA Sitting Volleyball match-ups in Boston, and Canada’s Wheelchair Curling Team preps for the SD Biosensor World Wheelchair Curling Championships in Korea.

In this Para Sport Update find out which Canadian athletes won medals at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai & the FIS Para Alpine Kimberley Race Series and National Championships in the Canadian Rockies; and we go a mile high for the 2024 Rocky Mountain Cup with Canada’s Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team. 

In the latest Para Sport Update, Canada’s Para snowboard cross contingent puts in a strong showing at the 2nd installment of the FIS Para Snowboard World Cup season in Finland, and Canada’s Wheelchair Rugby Team preps for the 2024 Paralympic Qualification Tournament in New Zealand.

From the ski slopes to the swimming pool; in this Para Sport Update Canadian Para Athletes turn in multiple medal-winning performances at the World Cup Para Alpine Skiing event in Italy & the Citi Para Swimming World Series in Scotland.

This week on Para Sport Update: a monumental moment in Canadian Paralympic sports history & Canada’s Para Alpine Stars shine bright on the slopes in Switzerland and Italy.

Related article - In the media: Canada’s Para athletes praise Performance Recognition Program (January 29, 2024 - Paralympic.ca)

Canadian Athletes compete in the land down under in this Para Sport Update, with medal-winning performances at the first Para Cycling World Cup of 2024 & strong showings at the Melbourne Wheelchair Open Tennis Tournament. Plus, we preview the men’s and women’s match-ups for the upcoming International Wheelchair Basketball Federations Repechage Tournaments.