What SIRC DoesAdvancing Sport and Physical Activity Through Knowledge. |
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As the national organization committed to sharing evidence and thought leadership to inform policy and practice in sport and physical activity in Canada, SIRC wears many hats. Discover what makes SIRC unique:
- Create – How we build knowledge
- Network – Who we reach
- Engage – How we connect communities
- Disseminate – How we get the word out
Learn about SIRC services and key projects through these four pillars, all geared toward our goal of advancing the sport and physical activity sector through knowledge.
Beijing to Birmingham: Thinking outside the Para sport classification box
The Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games are in the books, with the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games (Beijing) and Commonwealth Games (Birmingham) just around the corner. Our 128 Canadian Paralympians competed in Tokyo, bringing home 21 medals. Canada’s team joined 4,275 high performance Para sport athletes from 62 countries for 12 days of competition in 22 Paralympic sports. Despite the unprecedented challenge of hosting these Games during a global pandemic, the Tokyo Paralympic Games were hailed as a success. However, many Paralympic athletes experienced uncertainty about their participation at […]