Less than 3 weeks after completing one of the most effective non-boycotted Summer Games in Canadian background, Team Canada is back in Paris with the hope of matching the nation’s Olympic success at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.
Canada’s 126-member team is amongst the 4,400 professional athletes from 168 nations contending in the 2024Summer Paralympic Games Team Canada won 21 medals, consisting of 5 gold, in the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics, which disappointed the 29 medals won in Rio in 2016 and the 31 medals won in London in 2012.
Track and area, along with swimming, are anticipated to be rewarding medal occasions for Canada.
Wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos of Dorval, Que., Calgary triathlete Stefan Daniel, track biker Kate O’Brien, judoka Priscilla Gagne of Granby, Que., and swimmer Aurelie Rivard of St-Jean- sur-Richelieu, Que., are amongst the Canadians to view.
As is para rower Jacob Wassermann, a survivor of the awful Humboldt Broncos bus collision that eliminated 16 individuals in 2018. Wassermann will certainly be making his Paralympic launching after simply 2 years contending in his sporting activity.
The 2024 Summer Paralympic Games started on Wednesday mid-day with the opening event. Organizers had actually assured a spectacular show, and they definitely really did not let down. Here are a few of our much-loved pictures from the opening event.
