Parapan Am Games fun facts from our field reporters

Each day our Parapan Am Games field reporters Jacqueline Doorey and Caroline Calve go behind the scenes and reveal new and cool things they've learned.

Here's what Jacky and Caro discovered on Friday.

1. Wheelchair rugby is a mixed gender event at the Parapan Am Games. But Colombia's 21-year-old Yeny Martinez Salas is the lone woman on a wheelchair rugby roster at these Games.

2. There is a difference between an athlete having an able-bodied guide, like Canadian para-athlletics runner Jason Dunkerely and his guide Josh Karanja, and having an able-bodied pilot in a sport like tandem cycling, as is the case with Daniel Chalifour and pilot Alexandre Cloutier. Both the pilot and the stoker receive a medal if they win in cycling. In running events, guides do not receive medals if their athlete makes the podium.

3. Wheelchair basketball can be played by able body individuals up to the national level. The national level players must fit in a disability classification system. The players are judged by the impairment of their disability. The classification range from 1.0 to 4.5. Lower class athletes are less functional while higher class players have fewer limitations. No more then a total of 14 points can be found of the court at all times.

4. State of the art venue: Abilities Centre in Whitby, Ont., has thought of everything when it comes to accessibility. The abilities centre where Boccia and Judo were held during these Games offers a variety of features that cater to people with disabilities. For instance, all shower and toilet stalls are wheelchair accessible. All doors are wide and open with automatic sensors or press bars. A railing surrounds the track and field area. Someone with reduced eyesight could easily run laps while holding on to the railing. They can even count their laps as they hit the rubber marker on the railing. Colour, pictures, writing in English and Braille are used on every signs. The yellow floor colour has even been chosen purposefully; yellow is the colour most easily seen by people with reduced eyesight.

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