{"id":7140,"date":"2024-09-16T17:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T23:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hi8lvmqnx7.wpdns.site\/?p=7140"},"modified":"2026-01-16T12:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:53:13","slug":"media-advisory-photo-advisory-2024-olympic-and-paralympic-athletes-to-headline-sport-calgarys-celebration-of-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportcalgary.ca\/media-advisory-photo-advisory-2024-olympic-and-paralympic-athletes-to-headline-sport-calgarys-celebration-of-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA ADVISORY\/PHOTO ADVISORY- 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Athletes to Headline Sport Calgary\u2019s Celebration of Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annual sport gala in Calgary set for September 18 at 2:30 p.m<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>CALGARY\u2014<\/em><\/strong>A group of Olympic and Paralympic athletes who have broken down barriers and overcome personal challenges to achieve their sporting dreams and represent Canada at Paris 2024 will be recognized at Sport Calgary\u2019s Celebration of Sport presented by Volker Stevin Canada, September 18, from 2:30-5 p.m. at the Deane House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The athletes, who have benefitted from grassroots programming in the city and now call Calgary home, will share their emotional journeys on the pathway to the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games and the importance of providing opportunities for all at the annual celebration that honours the individuals and groups who contribute to Calgary\u2019s reputation as a premier sport city.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Catriona Le May Doan, President and CEO of Sport Calgary, will host a fireside chat that will include: Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski (Olympic silver medallist in women\u2019s Rowing 8s); Chad Jassman (Men\u2019s Wheelchair Basketball); and Bill McKeever (father of legendary Paralympian, Brian McKeever). The panel will tackle issues of inclusion, accessibility, and the important role sport plays in building a healthier community.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joined by Minister Joseph Schow \u2013 Minister of Tourism and Sport for the Alberta Government \u2013 Sport Calgary will also recognize the work of key individuals in Calgary\u2019s sport community by presenting key awards. The Honourable Lois Mitchell will present the Sport Volunteer Dedication Award. Sport Calgary\u2019s Ron Southern Business and Sport Award and the Perry Cavanagh Sport Leadership Award will also be given out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Sport Calgary is committed to its mission of ensuring sport and play in the city is an inclusive, and welcoming place for\u00a0all physical and cognitive abilities while also reducing financial barriers to\u00a0increase\u00a0participation\u00a0in an effort to once again make Calgary the healthiest and most active communities in Canada.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Catriona Le May Doan \u2013 President and CEO, Sport Calgary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Honourable Lois Mitchell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minister Joseph Schow (Minister of Tourism and Sport, Alberta Government)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marco Arop (Men\u2019s Track and Field 800m Silver Medallist)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paige Crozon (Women\u2019s 3&#215;3 Basketball)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski (Women\u2019s 8 Rowing Silver Medallist)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chad Jassman (Men\u2019s Wheelchair Basketball)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jessica Sevick (Women\u2019s 8 Rowing Silver Medallist)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Noah Vucsics (Paralympic Athletics \u2013 Long Jump)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bill McKeever \u2013 Father of Paralympian Brian McKeever\/School Teacher\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deane House<br>806 \u2013 9th Avenue SE<br>Calgary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>September 18<br>2:30-5 p.m. (formal program begins at 3:45p.m.)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*****<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Chris Dornan<\/em><br><em>Sport Calgary<\/em><br><em>T: 403-620-8731<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of Olympic and Paralympic athletes who have broken down barriers and overcome personal challenges to achieve their sporting dreams and represent Canada at Paris 2024 will be recognized at Sport Calgary\u2019s Celebration of Sport presented by Volker Stevin Canada, September 18, from 2:30-5 p.m. at the Deane House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7004,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[145,146],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-advisory","category-photo-advisory"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportcalgary.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportcalgary.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportcalgary.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportcalgary.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportcalgary.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportcalgary.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportcalgary.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportcalgary.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportcalgary.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportcalgary.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}