Today we celebrate the two year countdown to the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Time flies by, it still feels like yesterday when I handed over the Paralympic flag to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, during the Closing Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
The London Organizing Committee (LOCOG) and its [...]
This was the most thrilling day yet at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands! Alongside new World records broken inside the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, today I was able to welcome IPC Honorary Board Member, Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands to the competition.
Together we watched another [...]
Waking up yesterday morning, I had a great deal of anticipation for the evening to come - the Opening Ceremony for the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships!
Beginning at 19:00, the delegations and public were inside the Pieter van den Hoogenband Stadium in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The programme was an extensive one, with [...]
The Closing Ceremony tonight officially ends the fantastic run that was the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. For nine competition-filled days, we watched the effort and hard work from each athlete come alive on the snow and ice in both Vancouver and Whistler. Our Paralympians have so much to be proud of here in Canada!
The [...]
USA Gets Ice Sledge Hockey GoldToday I watched as the US athletes on ice took the gold in what was an incredible final game at the UBC Thunderbird Arena! In a 2:0 win against Japan, players fought hard on the ice to make best last impression for spectators. And the spectators were on their feet, [...]