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Canadian women cruise past Brazil 80-37 at wheelchair basketball worlds | National Sports

OTTAWA – Arinn Young led the way with 23 points, six rebounds and nine assists as Canada remained…
#Canada #Brazil #formsofbasketball #NationalFootballLeague #nflseasons #nflteams #nflteamsseasons #parasports #Sports #wheelchairbasketball #wheelchairbasketballcompetitionsbetweennationalteams #wheelchairsports #wheelchairs
https://www.europesays.com/canada/208416/

Suzuki World Triathlon Championships Hamburg
11./12.07.2026 | Hamburg, Germany

8 Videos here:
https://youtube.com/@bicycle-life2/videos

#triathlon #hamburg #swimbikerun #suzuki
#verkehrswende #verkehrswendejetzt
#fahrradbubble #klima #sport #competition
#carfree #CarFreeCity #EverySecondMatters
#parasports

In the mid-2000s, I got my first #GoldMedal at #BCDisabilityGames in #PowellRiver - in intermediate #EnglishRiding #dressage. I went on to obtain bronze, silver & gold medals in regular BC Games - competing against non-disabled #equestrians. I moved up to national competitions & obtained 2 silvers & 1 gold medal. I was approached by Canadian #Paralympics Committee & the international #ParaEquestrian coach, after that. They wanted me to join #TeamCanada. We had 3 different meetings after & it resulted in me pulling out because I couldn't afford to pay for their training program. I was also too old to get funding help & had no one around to help me on that. It was a good life experience, while it lasted.

That was when I first learned how expensive it is to pursue higher levels of #parasports competition. Many of us just bowed out, even when we met qualifying markers - because we were too poor to keep at it.

You can see my leg braces because jodphurs are tight & grip to everything.

#PeopleWithDisabilities #ParaAthletes #ParaEquestrian #Horses #PoleBending #AsianMastodon #DisabledAthletes #BCGames #BeatTheOdds #DisabledWomen #haflinger