(Richmond, BC) With 100 days to go before competition starts at the London 2012 Paralympic Summer Games, members of the media areinvited to meet the Canadian Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team preparing for a potential record-setting fourth consecutive podium finish in London. Team Canada, will hold an open practice Tuesday May 22, 2012 from 3:00-5:00pm (PST) at the Richmond Olympic Oval. May 22 will mark 100 days until competition begins at the London 2012 Paralympic Games! The Canadian Paralympic Committee is marking the day with media appearances by athletes across the country, and is also launching a Super Fan contest on Facebook, to win a trip to London for the Paralympic Games. Visit www.facebook.com/CDNParalympics to enter. Contest opens May 22, 2012. TV/ Photo Op: Canada’s top male wheelchair basketball athletes will scrimmage - showcasing the elite skill and athleticism that has enabled Canada to win 2 gold and 1 silver medal at the last three Paralympic Games. Who: Canadian Men’s National Wheelchair Basketball Team. What: Media invited to attend open practice, meet Team Canada with 100 days to go before the start of the 2012 London Paralympic Summer Games. When: Tuesday May 22, 2012 from 3:00 – 5:00pm (PST) Athletes/coaches available for interviews at the end of practice Where: Richmond Olympic Oval – 6111 River Road, Richmond, BC V7C 0A2 Team Canada features 3-time Paralympic medalists Patrick Anderson (Fergus, ON), who is widely considered the top wheelchair basketball player in the world, and veteran Richard Peter (Vancouver, BC) who will be competing in his fifth Paralympic Games. For more information, visit www.wheelchairbasketball.ca -30-   AboutTeam Canada: The Senior Men’s National Team is amongst the top wheelchair basketball teams in the world. The Canadian Men are the defending silver medallists from the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. They won back-to-back Paralympic gold medals in 2000 and 2004 and have reached the podium at five of the last six consecutive World Championships. About Wheelchair Basketball Canada Wheelchair BasketballCanada is the national sports governing body responsible for the organization of wheelchair basketball in Canada. It is a non-profit, charitable organization that is the Canadian member to the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF). Wheelchair basketball is a fast-paced, hard-hitting, competitive sport that has emerged as one of the most competitive and athletic sports played at the Paralympic Games. Our senior national teams are held in high esteem around the world for the elite skill and control that placed them on the podium with a combined five gold and one silver medal in the last five Paralympic Games. For more information, visit: www.wheelchairbasketball.ca -30- For more information, or to schedule an interview contact: Jody Kingsbury, ManagerCommunications & Media RelationsWheelchair Basketball CanadaTel: 613-260-1296 ext. 204Cell: 613-851-2337jkingsbury@wheelchairbasketball.ca Alison KornManager, Media RelationsCanadian Paralympic CommitteeTel: 613-569-4333 ext. 243Cell: 613-298-4927akorn@paralympic.ca