Team Canada Paris 2024 athletes to be honoured in Ottawa

OTTAWA (November 28, 2024) – Team Canada’s Paris 2024 athletes will be celebrated in Ottawa for their achievements at the Olympic and Paralympic Games this past summer. The celebration will include a day at Parliament featuring a reception with Parliamentarians.

Media are invited for photo and interview opportunities.

WHEN:

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Media Interviews: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
Formal Remarks: 12:30 PM ET

WHO:*

Select Paris 2024 Olympians and Paralympians, including:

• Pat Anderson – Six-Time Paralympian & Three-Time Paralympic Gold Medallist, Wheelchair Basketball 
• Ellie Black – Four-Time Olympian, Artistic Gymnastics
• Aaron Brown – Three-Time Olympic Medallist, Athletics
• Maude Charron – Two-Time Olympic Medallist, Weightlifting
• Evan Dunfee – Olympic Bronze Medallist, Athletics
• Allison Lang – Paralympic Bronze Medallist, Sitting Volleyball 
• Alison Levine – Three-Time Paralympian, Boccia 
• Skylar Park – Olympic Bronze Medallist, Taekwondo
• Aurélie Rivard – 13-Time Paralympic Medallist, Para Swimming
• Greg Stewart – Two-Time Paralympic Gold Medallist, Para Athletics 
• Charity Williams – Two-Time Olympic Medallist, Rugby Sevens
• Jesse Zesseu – Paralympic Silver Medallist, Para Athletics

Bruny Surin, Paris 2024 Chef de Mission, Canadian Olympic Team
Karolina Wisniewska, Paris 2024 Co-Chef de Mission, Canadian Paralympic Team
Josh Vander Vies, Paris 2024 Co-Chef de Mission, Canadian Paralympic Team
David Shoemaker, CEO and Secretary General, Canadian Olympic Committee
Karen O’Neill, CEO, Canadian Paralympic Committee

^{*Availability subject to change without notice.}

Media are asked to RSVP via email to Laura Albright (lalbright@olympic.ca) and Nicole Watts (nwatts@paralympic.ca) to ensure temporary access through the Parliamentary Press Gallery.

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MEDIA CONTACTS:

Laura Albright, Interim Senior Manager, Communications
Canadian Olympic Committee
C: 416-708-5792
E: lalbright@olympic.ca 

Nicole Watts, Senior Manager, Communications & PR
Canadian Paralympic Committee
C: 613-462-2700
E: nwatts@paralympic.ca