With the Paralympic Games 2020 now underway in Tokyo, here's what you need to know about the classification system used to ensure fair competition between Para athletes of varied impairments and ...
Canada won its first two medals of the Tokyo Paralympics in Japan on Day 1. First, track cyclist Keely Shaw earned bronze in the C4 3,000-metre individual pursuit. Then, Aurélie Rivard swam to the ...
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are two federal disability benefits programs that provide monetary assistance for people with disabilities. Both ...
How do para-athletics classifications work? Understand the competition system ahead of the World Para Athletics Championships ...
Australian Paralympic Games champion Vanessa Low has warned that classification issues pose a bigger problem than doping at this year's sporting bonanza in Paris. The Paralympics, which get under way ...
With over 4,500 athletes from more than 160 countries set to compete from Wednesday, the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics will be one of the most diverse in the event’s history. Unlike the Olympics, in which ...
Canada flew out of the gates at the Beijing Paralympics, with three medals on Day 1 alone. Mollie Jepsen, an LW6/8-2 athlete, won gold in the women's standing downhill. Mac Marcoux, a B3 athlete, ...