Slovenia – Natalie Wilkie of Salmon Arm, B.C., and Mark Arendz of Hartsville, PEI each won a gold medal on Thursday to open the Para biathlon world championships. In the men’s 7.5 kilometre standing, Arendz missed his first target this season but hung on to top spot clocking 20 minutes and 14.0 seconds. Marco Maier of Germany was second in …
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEK IN PARA ALPINE SKIING AND PARA BIATHLON
OTTAWA – With just over a year to go until the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, the Para alpine skiing and Para biathlon world championships get underway this week in Slovenia. Veteran Kurt Oatway of Calgary leads a powerful five-member Canadian squad at the Para alpine skiing worlds which have now been delayed to later this week due to poor snow …