January
21, 2011
OTTAWA
- The 2011 IPC World Championships in Athletics begin today in Christchurch, New
Zealand. The 6th edition of these championships will take place at
QEII Park; the 15000 seat stadium was the site of the 1974 Commonwealth Games.
The stadium features a Mondo track surface which should ensure fast times.
Canadians in action on Day 1
|
Name |
Hometown |
Event |
Round |
Local Time |
Eastern Time |
|
Diane Roy |
Sherbrooke, QC |
T54 5000m |
FINAL |
9:20 |
3:20pm |
|
Colin Mathieson |
Winnipeg, MB |
T54 100m |
Heat 2 Lane 8 |
9:45 |
3:45pm |
|
Curtis Thom |
Mississauga, ON |
T54 100m |
Heat 3 Lane 1 |
9:50 |
3:50pm |
|
Eric Gauthier |
St-Faustin Lac-Carré, QC |
T53 100m |
Heat 1 Lane 3 |
10:00 |
4:00pm |
|
Brent Lakatos |
Dorval, QC |
T53 100m |
Heat 2 Lane 4 |
10:05 |
4:05pm |
|
Keira Lyn-Frie |
Saskatoon, SK |
T54 100m |
Heat 1 Lane 6 |
10:10 |
4:10pm |
|
Jean-Paul Compaore |
Sherbrooke, QC |
T54 800m |
Heat 1 Lane 4 |
12:39 |
6:39pm |
|
Kyle Shaw |
Saskatoon, SK |
T54 800m |
Heat 2 Lane 7 |
12:45 |
6:45pm |
|
Alexandre Dupont |
Bradwell, SK |
T54 800m |
Heat 3 Lane 3 |
12:51 |
6:51pm |
|
Kyle Pettey |
Brampton, ON |
F34 Shot Put |
FINAL |
16:00 |
10:00pm |
|
Leah Robinson |
Petersburg, ON |
T37 200m |
Heat 2 Lane 4 |
16:38 |
10:38pm |
|
Michelle Stilwell |
Nanoose Bay, BC |
T52 100m |
FINAL Lane 3 |
17:51 |
11:51am |
|
Josh Cassidy |
Guelph, ON |
T54 10000m |
FINAL |
19:25 |
1:25am |
The T54 classification wheelchair 100-metre semi-final is slated for 19:05 local (1:05am eastern) time January 22. Expected to line up in that final are both Colin Mathieson and Curtis Thom, pending they qualify out of Friday’s first round.
Visit www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=533 for the latest from Christchurch; the page features results, live streaming on Paralympic Sport TV, link to the Canadian team on Facebook and much more.
Emily
Hooper
Coordinator,
Public Relations and Corporate Services
Athletics
Canada
(613) 260-5580 x.3332
