Knowledge Nuggets

Congratulations Team Canada! The Parapan American Games closed on Sunday, with Team Canada capturing a total of 60 medals (17 gold, 21 silver, and 22 bronze), and qualifications for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games for the men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams. Congratulations to all 151 members of the Canadian Parapan American Team – click...

Wheelchair Rugby, originally known as murderball, is a fast and furious full contact sport. A combination of elements from basketball, handball and ice hockey, the sport was invented in Winnipeg in 1976. Today, it is played in 40 countries and is under development in several more. Congratulations to the Canadian Wheelchair Rugby Team for their...

In a series of videos developed by the Canadian Paralympic Committee in partnership with Pfizer, Para sport athletes share the value of sport in their lives, and talk about the mental component of training and competition. Featured athletes include Tess Routliffe (Para swimming) Keely Shaw (Para cycling), Rob Shaw (wheelchair tennis), and Nathan Riech (Para...

Para cyclists compete on bicycles (sometimes modified for prosthetics), tandem bicycles (for athletes with visual impairments), handcycles (used by amputee and paraplegic athletes), and tricycles (for athletes with impairments affecting their balance and coordination). Para cycling begins today at the Parapan American Games! Learn more about para cycling and follow the competition on the Canadian...

The Transcontinental Race is a 4,000km self-supported single stage race from Bulgaria to France – the clock never stops. Earlier this month, winner Fiona Kolbinger completed the course in 10 days, 2 hours and 48 minutes – almost 6 hours faster than the second place rider. Learn more about the rider and the race here.

Delegations from 33 countries will gather in one week for the opening ceremonies of the Parapan American Games. The Games, running from August 23 to September 1, will welcome more than 1,800 athletes competing in 17 sports. Watch SIRC’s daily News Hub and social media platforms for Games-related content! Visit the SIRC website to connect.

The “BodyCap” is an ingestible computer used to monitor athletes’ core temperatures. After tracking the athlete’s temperature during warm-up, pre-race cooling and competition, data can be downloaded via BlueTooth for analysis. The technology is being used to help athletes prepare for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, where extreme heat conditions are expected. Check out...

Cheering on athletes at the Pan American Games are support providers that have helped the athlete achieve at the highest levels of sport. These VIPs provide emotional, esteem, information and tangible support to reduce stressors and enable the athlete to focus on training and competition. Whether they are a coach, member of the athlete’s integrated...

Surfing debuts today at the 2019 Pan American Games, ahead of it’s Olympic debut in Tokyo. Events are scheduled for men and women in shortboard, longboard, and SUP surfing and racing. Catch the competition July 29th to August 4th. Click here to learn more about the Canadian surfers, including 16 year old phenom Mathea Olin.

Delegations from 41 countries will gather in one week for the opening ceremonies of the Pan American Games. The Games, running from July 26 to August 11, will welcome 6,900 athletes competing in 69 disciplines across 39 sports. Watch SIRC’s daily News Hub and social media platforms and daily News Hub for Games-related content! Visit...