Canada Predictions
Archery (1-2)
We qualified 3 athletes at the Dubai 2022 Para Worlds, and 1 athlete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which is what I’m basing the numbers on.
W Individual Compound Open- Karen Van Nest
M Individual Compound Open- Kevin Evans
Mixed Compound Open- Kevin Evans, Karen Van Nest
Para Athletics (18)
Greg Stewart (M Shot Put F46) has retired since winning Paralympic gold at Tokyo 2020, which is a big hit to our medal hopes. But we still have lots of chances with Riech, Lakatos, Borgella etc.
Men (11)
1500m T38- Nate Riech
100m T33- Brent Lakatos
400m T33- Brent Lakatos
800m T33- Brent Lakatos
1500m T33- Brent Lakatos
5000m T33- Brent Lakatos
Marathon T33- Brent Lakatos
Shot Put T20- Noah Vucsics
100m T38- Zachary Gingras
400m T38- Zachary Gingras
400m T12- David Johnson
100m T34- Austin Smeenk
400m T34- Austin Smeenk
1500m T37- Liam Stanley
400m T47- Thomas Normandeau
400m T54- Alexandre Dupont
800m T54- Alexandre Dupont, Josh Cassidy
1500m T54- Josh Cassidy, Alexandre Dupont
5000m T54- Josh Cassidy
Marathon T54- Josh Cassidy
5000m T13- Guillaume Ouellet
Women (7)
100m T64- Marissa Papaconstantinou
200m T64- Marissa Papaconstantinou
Shot Put F55- Sarah Mickey
100m T13- Bianca Borgella
200m T13- Bianca Borgella
400m T13- Bianca Borgella
Shot Put T41- Charlotte Bolton
Discus Throw F38- Renee Foessel
Long Jump T47- Amy Watt
100m T53- Jessica Frotten
200m T53- Jessica Frotten
Badminton (0-1)
WS WH1- Yuka Chokyu
Boccia (3)
Mixed Individual BC1- Alison Levine, Iulian Ciobanu
Mixed Pair BC4- Alison Levine, Marco Dispaltro
Para Cycling: (9)
Women (4)
Road Cycling
Keely Shaw, Shelley Gautier
Track Cycling
Kate O’Brien, Keely Shaw, Mel Pemble
Men (5)
Road Cycling
Charles Moreau, Nathan Clement, Joey Desjardins, Ross Wilson, Michael Sametz
Para Equestrian (4)
Women (4)
Lauren Barwick
Roberta Sheffield
Jody Schloss
Winona Hartvikson
Goalball (6-12)
We’ll most likely qualify our women’s team, just barely missed out on a quota at the previous World Championships. I’m thinking our men’s team won’t qualify, with the Pan Am quota most likely going to either the US or Argentina, but theres a chance.
Para Judo (2)
Women’s -57kg J1- Priscilla Gagne
Women’s -70kg J2- Michelle Jorgensen
Para Canoeing (4)
Women’s KL1- Brianna Hennessy
Women’s VL2- Brianna Hennessy
Women’s VL3- Erica Scharf
Men’s VL2- Mathieu St-Pierre
Para Triathlon (4+1)
Men’s PTS5- Stefan Daniel
Women’s PVTI- Jessica Tuomela (Guide: Marianne Hogan)
Women’s PTS5- Kamylle Frenette
Women’s PTWC- Leanne Taylor
Para Rowing (4)
Mixed Cox Four
Para Table Tennis (1)
Women’s Singles Class 7- Stephanie Chan
Wheelchair Fencing (4)
Women’s Category A Foil- Amber Briar
Women’s Category B Epee- Trinity Lowthian
Women’s Category A Sabre- Ruth Sylvie Morel
Men’s Category A Epee- Ryan Rousell
Men’s Category A Sabre- Ryan Rousell
Wheelchair Tennis (1)
Quad Singles- Robert Shaw
Sitting Volleyball (12)
Women’s Team
Wheelchair Rugby (12)
Mixed Team
Wheelchair Basketball (24)
For the Women’s Team, qualification is likely. Men’s Team has been up and down lately, suffering a shock defeat to Italy recently, but they have arguably one of the greatest wheelchair basketball players of all time in Pat Anderson, I’d be shocked to see them not qualify.
Para Shooting (1)
Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2- Doug Blessin
Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2- Doug Blessin
Para Swimming (21)
Men (8)
Nicholas Bennett, Felix Cowan, James Leroux, Zach Zona, Matthew Cabraja, Nicolas-Guy Turbide, Alec Elliot, Phillipe Vaccon
Women (13)
Aurelie Rivard, Danielle Dorris, Shelby Newkirk, Katarina Roxon, Camille Berube, Sabrina Duschene, Nikita Ens, Tess Routliffe, Danielle Kisser, Angela Marina, Abi Tripp, Aly Van Wyck Smart, Jordan Tucker
Para Powerlifting, Para Taekwondo, Blind Football
Total: 132-139 athletes (Canada sent 128 to Tokyo)
Think my predictions may be a tad optimistic but I’m not knowledge in all para sports, it’s possible that some of these athletes/teams have no chance at making the Paralympics.