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At the 2004 Games in Athens the Canadian Paralymic Team earned 72 medals (28 gold, 19 silver, 25 bronze) finishing 3rd overall.
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Paralympic Games
With the completion of a very successful 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics the world's focus now shifts to the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games held from September 6-17, 2008. SIRC is pleased to partner with the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) to provide you with information on Paralympic sport.
SIRC would like to wish all athletes good luck at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games!
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Canadian Paralympic Committee
The 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games will be held September 6-17, 2008.
Team Canada will consist of approximately 150 athletes and 130 team officials (including. coaches, team leaders, doctors, physiotherapists and mission staff) for an estimated 275 team members, one of Canada’s largest Paralympic teams.
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Athlete Ambassadors
They have pushed past physical limitations to reach the highest levels of international sport competition. But maybe more importantly, many Paralympic athletes understand that their role outside of sport competition is just as much a position of ambassador for sport for others with disabilities.
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A Look Back
The Paralympic Games are the largest multi-sport event in the world for athletes with physical disability. The origin of the Paralympic Games dates back to 1948 when Sir Ludwing Guttman staged the International Wheelchair Games to coincide with the 1948 London Olympic Games. The event gradually grew, encompassing other sports and other disability categories, and now the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games are the ultimate international competition for the world-class athletes with a disability.
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Prosthetic Devices
What should an athlete look like? What
if athletes using artificial limbs could perform
better than the most naturally talented
able-bodied athletes? Could they,
or should they, compete in the same
races? How far should sport science and clinicians go
to help athletes enhance performance?
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Paralympic Swimming
The purpose of this research was to apply sport science techniques to enhance the sporting performance of the Australian swimming team at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.
People with a disability often depend on some form of equipment to be able to participate in
physical exercise. Past sport science research has identified significant technical
developments in wheelchair design and prostheses.
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Congratulations!
SIRC would like to congratulate the five lucky winners that will receive a copy of the book, Culture, Education and Drug-Free Sport: A Child's Perspective.
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SIRC members have access to SIRC librarians and we are pleased to share some of your questions.
Dear SIRC Librarian:
After your presentation (to the Manitoba sport organizations) I thought I would do some searching. I was wondering if you can help me out. I am looking for some historical information on when we began to put an emphasis on competition in Canadian youth sport. I believe Morrow has done some writing on this but I can't seem to find any articles. Can you help direct me?
Thanks
Kylo
Facilitator
Manitoba, PSO
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