Team Canada at the Paris 2024 Paralympics
byCheer on Team Canada athletes who are headed to the Paris 2024 Paralympics, taking place August 28th to September 8th.
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“The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games is going to be a landmark Games for the Paralympic Movement, and an incredible showcase of sporting excellence, disability pride, and the radical power of inclusion,” says Josh Vander Vies, co-chef de mission, Paris 2024 Canadian Paralympic Team.
Team Canada at the Paris 2024 Paralympics
A team of 126 athletes, including competition partners, will represent Canada competing in 18 sports in Paris: wheelchair basketball (24 athletes), Para swimming (22), Para athletics (20), sitting volleyball (12), wheelchair rugby (12), Para cycling (7), goalball (6), boccia (5, including one competition partner), Para canoe (3), Para equestrian (3), Para triathlon (3), wheelchair fencing (3), Para archery (1), Para badminton (1), Para judo (1), Para rowing (1), Para table tennis (1), and wheelchair tennis (1).
A dedicated team of 117 coaches and National Sport Organization (NSO) support staff will be working with the athletes in Paris. Canada will send a total delegation of 336 people, including athletes, coaches, NSO support staff, CPC staff and support team members.
The roster includes 69 female-identifying athletes, 56 male-identifying athletes, and one athlete who uses they/them pronouns.
Fourteen medallists are returning from Tokyo 2020: Zach Gingras, Marissa Papaconstantinou, Brent Lakatos, Greg Stewart, Nate Riech, Kate O’Brien, Keely Shaw, Priscilla Gagne, Danielle Dorris, Aurelie Rivard, Sabrina Duchesne, Katarina Roxon, Nicolas-Guy Turbide, and Stefan Daniel.
The oldest and youngest members of the team will share a birthday during the Games in Paris, on September 2nd. Wheelchair fencer Ruth Sylvie Morel, headed to her fourth Paralympic Games at 67 years old will turn 68, while the youngest team member is Para swimming’s Reid Maxwell, 16 years old turning 17.
Paralympians from BC
Goalball Maryam Salehizadeh
Para Athletics Cody Fournie
Para Athletics Greg Stewart
Para Athletics Nate Riech
Para Badminton Yuka Chokyu
Para Cycling Mel Pemble
Para Cycling Nathan Clement
Para Swimming Nicholas Bennett
Para Swimming Arianna Hunsicker
Para Swimming Fernando Lu
Para Swimming Sebastian Massabie
Para Table Tennis Peter Isherwood
Sitting Volleyball Danielle Ellis
Sitting Volleyball Jennifer McCreesh
Sitting Volleyball Felicia Voss-Shafiq
Wheelchair Basketball Kady Dandeneau
Wheelchair Basketball Tara Llanes
Wheelchair Basketball Bo Hedges
Wheelchair Rugby Joel Ewert
Wheelchair Rugby Byron Green
Wheelchair Rugby Trevor Hirschfield
CBC/Radio-Canada will provide extensive coverage across its multiple platforms, showcasing the performances of Paralympians to audiences nationwide. Audiences can tune in for CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of Paris 2024 from August 28 to September 8 on CBC, CBC Gem, CBC’s Paris 2024 website and the CBC Paris 2024 app.
Support the Canadian Paralympic Team
Canadians can show their support for the Canadian Paralympic Team and inclusive, accessible sport through the Paralympic Foundation of Canada’s IGNITE the Light campaign. IGNITE the Light is aiming to raise $1 million for Para sport development in Canada by filling a virtual stadium with national pride and encouragement.
Supporters can purchase a virtual seat for $25, with donors receiving a unique and personalized virtual seat in the form of a customized graphic to share across their social media platforms. The campaign, running through the end of the Paralympic Games, has currently raised more than $179,000.
Follow the Canadian Paralympic Team on Facebook and Instagram for updates.
