Canadians to watch on Thursday at the Rio Paralympics

jeudi 15 septembre 2016

Canada has medal opportunities spanning several competitions across Rio de Janeiro, not to mention the wheelchair rugby tilt against Great Britain at 11:45 a.m. ET. For a complete schedule of today's events, click here.

Here are some of the top Canadians to watch on Thursday at the Paralympics:

Paddling for the podium

Christine Gauthier and Erica Scarff have a chance to win medals in the inaugural para-canoe event at the Games. Gauthier, who paddles in the KL2 event, competes at 8:16 a.m. ET while Scarff's KL3 final starts at 8:52 a.m. ET.

Can Lakatos net a hat trick?

Brent Lakatos can win a third medal in Rio when he competes in the 800-metre T53 final at 6:01 p.m. ET.

As well, Guillaume Ouellet races in the 5000 T13 final at 9 a.m. ET while Diane Roy vies for a medal in the 5000 T54 final at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Swimming heats up

Several Canadian medal threats compete in preliminary heats Thursday morning for medal opportunities later in the day. Three to keep an eye on are:

  • Katarina Roxon: 100 butterfly S9 heat at 8:43 a.m. ET; final at 4:36 p.m. ET
  • Benoit Huot: 400 freestyle S10 heat at 9:04 a.m. ET; final at 4:57 p.m. ET
  • Aurelie Rivard: 400 freestyle S10 heat at 9:25 a.m. ET; final at 5:07 p.m. ET

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Canadians to watch on Thursday at the Rio Paralympics

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