Athletics competition at the Toronto 2015 Parapan Am Games starts today, and things get serious in a hurry with a number of Canadian athletes in finals.
The 2015 Parapan Am Games serve as an important stepping stone as Canada gets set to compete this fall at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Athletics Championships (October 22-31, Doha, Qatar), and then next year at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The team won 16 medals at the last edition of the Parapan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico in 2011.
2011 Parapan Am Games returning medallists
Isaiah Christophe (Bronze – T54 100m)
Jason Dunkerley (Silver – T11 1500m / Bronze T11 5000m)
Alister McQueen (Bronze – T44 200m / Bronze F44 Javelin)
Kevin Strybosch (Silver – F37/38 Discus)
Kyle Whitehouse (Silver – T38 100m / Silver – T38 200m)
Visit Athletics Canada’s Parapan Am Games information hub for complete Canadian roster, day by day schedule of events, CBC Sports broadcast / live stream information, athlete profiles and para-athletics classifications defined.
Canadian finalists on Day 1
T54 5000m (wheelchair)
Josh Cassidy
Tristan Smyth
T11 5000m (visually impaired)
Jason Dunkerley and guide runner Josh Karanja
F51 Club throw (seated)
Becky Richter
T54 800m (wheelchair)
Diane Roy
F20 Shot put
Josh Farrell
F37 Discus (ambulatory)
Kevin Strybosch
T53 100m (wheelchair)
Ben Brown*
Brent Lakatos*
Jean-Philippe Maranda*
T54 100m (wheelchair)
Isaiah Christophe*
*Pending earlier qualification
Para-Athletics Eastern Development Camp
This fall Athletics Canada will host a para-athletics Eastern Development Camp in Guelph, Ont. Athletics Canada Head Coach and Chief Technical Officer Peter Eriksson will lead the November 20 to 22 camp. For more information on this opportunity click here.
