Calgary – Whitney Bogart, a 19-year national team member, who confirmed her retirement recently concluding an incredible career at her fourth Paralympic Games in Paris.
‘’It’s going to be a big change for me,” said Bogart, 38, who grew up in Marathon, Ont. and now resides in Ottawa. ‘’With everyone travelling this weekend, this is the first time, aside from when I was pregnant, I won’t be going to a national team event in over 20 years.”
The mother of two had planned her retirement well in advance of Paris 2024. It was actually after Tokyo 2020 that she decided on one last quad.
It was a memorable one.
The Canadians upset the Americans at the Parapan Am Games in 2023 to grab the last berth for Paris then placed fifth in the French capital, its best result since 2012.
‘’It was such a special memory to be able to represent Canada,’’ said Bogart, a Team Canada world champion in 2006 and 2011. ‘’It’s something not everybody gets the opportunity to do.
‘’I did it with the best people I’ve ever met.”
Source: https://paralympic.ca/news/