Parapan Am Games: Athletics day two recap

The Canadian Parapan team added 23 more medals to their total count on Tuesday, bringing the overall medal count up to 84 at only the halfway point of the Games. The Canadian team currently sits in second overall behind the Brazilian team. The team set out with the goal of achieving a third place standing by the time the Games end on August 15, a goal that they are well on their way to achieving.

Michelle Stilwell proved that her job in the B.C. provincial legislature hasn’t slowed her down one bit. She won the women’s T52 100m decisively, in a race that may be seen as the highlight of the seven medals that Canadians brought home from athletics on Tuesday.

GOLD for @Stilwell2013 in women’s 100m T52! #PARATOUGH #TeamCanada pic.twitter.com/El4WZ5ZzHL

— CDN Paralympic Team (@CDNParalympics) August 11, 2015

In the men’s T38 100m, Kyle Whitehouse of St. Catharine’s, Ont., took the silver medal. Whitehouse has mild cerebral palsy and finished the race in 11.41. Dustin Walsh of New Westminster B.C. took home a bronze medal in the T11 400m alongside his guide Dylan Williamson. Diane Roy from Sherbrooke, Que., also took home a bronze medal, racing in the T54 400m.

Dustin Walsh wins BRONZE in men’s 400m T11 #PARATOUGH #TeamCanada pic.twitter.com/TVZFKyg2g6

— CDN Paralympic Team (@CDNParalympics) August 12, 2015