2008 Paralympic News

September 6 - 17, 2008

Follow the Saskatchewan athletes as they reach for their dreams at the Paralympics:
www.sasksport.sk.ca/csc-sk/Beijing/athletes.html

ATHLETES
Amy Alsop, Goalball
Earle Connor, Athletics
Ilana Duff, Wheelchair Athletics
Lisa Franks, Wheelchair Basketball
Clayton Gerein, Wheelchair Athletics
Jacqueline Rennebohm, Swimming
Shawna Ryan, Goalball
Karen Van Nest, Shooting

COACHES
Georgette Reed, Athletics - Coach, Regina
Jeff Toth, Swimming - Coach, Regina

SUPPORT STAFF
Phillip Allen, Team Services Officer, Regina
Graham Olson, Swimming - Videographer, Saskatoon
Darren Stolz, Team Coordinator, Leader
Elizabeth Walker-Young, Athlete Services Officer,
      Saskatoon

Gerein is game one more time
Julie Folk, The Leader-Post - August 27, 2008
Most athletes appreciate the chance to go for gold for Canada once in their lifetime. Clayton Gerein has done so at the Paralympic Games six times... >> more NEWS

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Final medal count
Canwest News Service - August 25, 2008
HOW SASKATCHEWAN ATHLETES DID.. >> more NEWS

Olympics don't get any better than Beijing
John MacKinnon, Canwest News Service - August 25, 2008
BEIJING -- It was the Summer Games in which too many people invested too much geo-political gravitas... >> more NEWS

Our best stories
Ed Willes, Canwest News Service - August 25, 2008
BEIJING -- It was a slow start for Canada during the first half of Olympic competition, but a second-half rally saw the team finish with 18 medals, including three golds... >> more NEWS

Canadian Olympic Committee Closes Out 2008 Games Among Top-16 Nations
BEIJING, The Canadian Olympic Team closes out the Games of the XXIX Olympiad tonight with a total of 18 medals, placing them tied for 13th overall in terms of total medals and within their projected goal as... >> more NEWS