LONDON – If you’d told Ottawa’s David Blair prior to the Paralympic Games that his Canadian crew would win their race on the final day of rowing, you can bet he’d have been on top of the world.
Marathon record holder Cassidy eyes 4 medals in London
Created On: August 15, 2012
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<![endif]-->London 2012 is Josh Cassidy’s time to shine. The 27-year-old is at the peak of his athletic career. He overcame an incredibly challenging winter season and emerged from it stronger – so strong that he established a new wheelchair marathon world record in Boston in April.
3-time Paralympic medalist Dunkerley reaching new heights
Updated On: August 15, 2012
He owns a medal from each of the past three Games, and as Canadian para-athletics legend Jason Dunkerley readies for his fourth trip to the Paralympics, he’s shown that he may very well be in the best form of his career now at age 35.
Backed by Barrhaven seniors, Schloss primed for Paralympic equestrian debut
Updated On: August 15, 2012
Originally from Toronto, Jody Schloss is a Grade 1a rider who is very quickly making a name for herself on the International Para-dressage
Tony Walby’s long and accolade-filled career in the sport of judo will have one more highlight at the end of the month when he travels to London to represent Canada in the heavyweight division at the 2012 Paralympic Games.
Ottawa player ‘stoked’ for local NACRA rugby tourney
Updated On: August 14, 2012
There’s no margin for error for Ottawa native Julianne Zussman and the Canadian women’s rugby sevens squad as they enter the NACRA regional qualifier Aug. 25-26 at Twin Elm Rugby Park, but the required must-win scenario to move onto the Rugby Sevens World Cup is not something that’s about to intimidate the members of one of the world’s top squads.
Ottawa coaches head to Paralympics
Updated On: August 14, 2012
On top of the athletes, there are many, many coaches, officials and staff headed to the Paralympic Games from the nation’s capital.
Ottawa athlete wins Canada's first-ever junior worlds orienteering medal
Updated On: August 14, 2012
In a sport dominated by Scandanavians and other Europeans, Ottawa orienteer Emily Kemp earned a little piece of history and blasted her country onto the international radar as she became the first Canadian to claim a medal at July's world junior orienteering championships in Slovakia.
World bronze for local ultimate women
Updated On: August 14, 2012
Eight Ottawa ultimate players won a bronze medal at the July 7-14 World Flying Disk Federation world championships in Japan as the Canadian women's team finished third with an overall record of 10-2.
Olympic updates: Pilypaitis pushes Canada to playoffs
Updated On: August 14, 2012
Courtnay Pilypaitis picked up right where she left off. The Ottawa native was team MVP in Canada's last-chance Olympic qualification tournament, and the 24-year-old guard continued to make a real name for herself internationally in helping Canada reach the playoff round in London.