June 24, 2016
Canoe Kayak athletes to be nominated to Team Canada for Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Canadian Paralympic Committee – MONTREAL (June 23, 2016) – On Monday, June 27, 2016, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), Canadian Paralympic Committee and Canoe Kayak Canada will officially announce the 11 athletes nominated to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Media are invited for photo and interview opportunities. Photos will be provided by the COC.
When:
Monday, June 27, 2016
12:00 p.m. EDT
Where:
Radio-Canada/CBC (Salle Jean-Desprez – main floor)
1400 René-Lévesque Blvd E.
Montreal, QC H2L 2M2
Who:
Canoe Kayak athletes nominated for Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Canoe Kayak coaches for Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Peter Giles, Canoe Kayak Canada President
Madeleine Hall, Canoe Kayak Canada Commodore
Isabelle Charest, Team Canada Rio 2016 Assistant Chef de Mission
Eric Myles, Executive Director, Sport, Canadian Olympic Committee
Catherine Gosselin-Deprés, Executive Director, Sport, Canadian Paralympic Committee
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Canoe Kayak Canada Media Office:
Ian Miller, Communications and Marketing Officer
Cell: 613-314-1352
Email: imiller@canoekayak.ca
Canadian Olympic Committee Media Office:
Cherry Ye, Program Manager, Media Relations
Tel: 416-324-4123 / Cell: 416-427-4341
Email: cye@olympic.ca
Ricky Landry, Manager, Corporate Communications
Tel: 514-861-3696 / Cell: 514-229-4833
Email: rlandry@olympic.ca
Tel: 514-861-3696 / Cell: 514-229-4833
Email: rlandry@olympic.ca
Canadian Paralympic Committee Media Office:
Louis Daignault, Coordinator, Communications
Tel: 613-569-4333 x237 / Cell: 613-297-1455
Email: ldaignault@paralympic.ca
Alison Korn, Senior Manager, Media Relations and Communications
Tel: 613-569-4333 ext. 243 / Cell: 613-298-4927
Email: akorn@paralympic.ca