Tag: Canada

  • Heat libero Oakes back on her feet after Paralympic sitting success

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    https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/UBCO/Heat_libero_Oakes_back_on_her_feet_after_Paralympic_sitting_success/ Heat libero Oakes back on her feet after Paralympic sitting success When Jennifer Oakes pushed off the shores of Lake Newell, in southern Alberta two and half years ago, the calm waters were no sign of the tragedy that was about to follow. Oakes, a second-year human kinetics major, plays for the No.1-ranked University…

  • Brazil and USA shine at ParaVolley Pan America Championships in Montreal

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    https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1057335/brazil-and-usa-shine-at-paravolley-pan-america-championships-in-montreal-canada By Bill Howell    Sunday, 29 October 2017 Brazil and the United States ended the ParaVolley Pan America Championships as gold medal winners after a dominant display in Montreal. The two nations battled it out for both the men’s and women’s titles at the Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard to ensure all four teams qualified for the…

  • Voss fights the odds to be an Olympian

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    http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=421071  Voss fights the odds to be an Olympian Zanzeer SinghMonday, October 23, 2017 LAST year’s Rio Paralympics Canadian sitting volleyball team member Felicia Voss is cherishing a new lease of life filled with confidence and happiness after a bad case of pneumonia sent her into septic shock in 2011, which in turn put her…

  • Carleton Place native helps Canadian women’s sitting volleyball team in world championship qualification

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    https://www.insideottawavalley.com/sports-story/7661676-carleton-place-native-helps-canadian-women-s-sitting-volleyball-team-in-world-championship-qualification/ Carleton Place native helps Canadian women’s sitting volleyball team in world championship qualification SPORTS Oct 19, 2017 Carleton Place Almonte Canadian Gazette Carleton Place native Anne Fergusson, a member of Canada’s sitting women’s volleyball team has earned an automatic berth to the 2018 World Championships. She will play with the team during the 2017 ParaVolley Pan…

  • Canadian Sitting Teams Ready For World Championship Qualification

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    https://volleymob.com/canadian-sitting-teams-ready-world-championship-qualification/   CANADIAN SITTING TEAMS READY FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATION   0volleymob | October 17th, 2017 Canada men’s and women’s sitting volleyball teams will be tested later this month as they attempt to qualify for the 2018 World Championships. Current Photo via CPC Share Canadian Sitting Teams Ready For World Championship Qualification on Facebook Tweet Canadian Sitting…