Senators Lead Rolling Rampage on the Hill
Senators Yonah Martin and Jim Munson returned this year to co-chair Rolling Rampage — but this time they were joined by Paralympic gold medalist and past Rolling Rampage winner Senator Chantal Petitclerc.
This was the fifth year the initiative of the Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons (CFPDP) was held on Parliament Hill, featuring 14 world-class athletes from as far away as East Asia and Europe vying for glory in a 10-kilometre wheelchair road race.
Participants included Paralympian and three-time Rolling Rampage champion Josh Cassidy, and Rio 2016 Paralympic medalists Alex Dupont, Diane Roy, Sandra Graf and Amanda McGrory.
Amid the heavy competition, senators took part in a one-kilometre race — with mixed results — along with hundreds of students from the Ottawa region who competed in relay races of their own on the lawns of Parliament Hill; then lined the course to cheer on the wheelchair athletes.
Senators have previously shown their commitment to promoting sports for Canadians with disabilities in a report that argued for equal access to public sports facilities.
LIVE on #Periscope: Senators at @RollingRampage for Parliamentarians race #SenCA https://t.co/3X9gwN6tWa
— Senate of Canada (@SenateCA) October 6, 2016
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Senators Lead Rolling Rampage on the Hill
Senators Yonah Martin and Jim Munson returned this year to co-chair Rolling Rampage — but this time they were joined by Paralympic gold medalist and past Rolling Rampage winner Senator Chantal Petitclerc.
This was the fifth year the initiative of the Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons (CFPDP) was held on Parliament Hill, featuring 14 world-class athletes from as far away as East Asia and Europe vying for glory in a 10-kilometre wheelchair road race.
Participants included Paralympian and three-time Rolling Rampage champion Josh Cassidy, and Rio 2016 Paralympic medalists Alex Dupont, Diane Roy, Sandra Graf and Amanda McGrory.
Amid the heavy competition, senators took part in a one-kilometre race — with mixed results — along with hundreds of students from the Ottawa region who competed in relay races of their own on the lawns of Parliament Hill; then lined the course to cheer on the wheelchair athletes.
Senators have previously shown their commitment to promoting sports for Canadians with disabilities in a report that argued for equal access to public sports facilities.
LIVE on #Periscope: Senators at @RollingRampage for Parliamentarians race #SenCA https://t.co/3X9gwN6tWa
— Senate of Canada (@SenateCA) October 6, 2016