Parasport Contacts

The Able Sail Program is a member of the Able Sail Network and provides opportunities to sail and learn to sail for people with disabilities. The NL program is presently hosted at the Royal Newfoundland Yacht Club, 108 Greenslades Road, CBS and can be contacted by email: nlasailing@gmail.com

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Para Athletics is a great way for people with a disability to participate with their peers. Contact NLAA  https://www.nlaa.ca/ or ParasportNL

Bicycle NL is committed to creating more opportunities for para cyclists including tandem cycling for visually impaired athletes and hand cycling for athletes with mobility impairments. For more information please visit:  http://www.bicyclenl.com Contact:  admin@bycyclenl.com 

The Canadian Paralympic Committee is dedicated to strengthening the Paralympic Movement. Its mission is to lead the development of a sustainable Paralympic sport system in Canada to enable athletes to reach the podium at the Paralympic Games. Other CPC Programs include Paralympic FUNdamentals Physical Literacy Resource---a fun and exciting way to engage all children in parasport.  For information on all aspects of Parasport visit http://www.paralympic.ca

 For more information visit www.curling.ca. For information on local opportunities contact Joanne MacDonald at joannemacdee@gmail.com 

  The NLSA promotes and organizes Olympic and Paralympic Target Shooting - rifle, pistol and shotgun.  As in all parasports participants are classified based on functional ability.  Due to the technical nature of this sport it is not suitable for people with cognitive and motor skills impairments. The NLSA is building capacity in the para-events.  For more information on Paralympic Target Shooting and how to get started in your local area, please contact Mario Dimitrov ‎at mardimi@hotmail.com‎