{"id":856,"date":"2020-12-04T01:04:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T01:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/?p=856"},"modified":"2020-12-13T23:58:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T23:58:38","slug":"ottawa-to-host-2026-wheelchair-basketball-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/2020\/12\/04\/ottawa-to-host-2026-wheelchair-basketball-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa to host 2026 Wheelchair Basketball Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”6px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_padding=”0px|||||”]

Anastazia Krneta\u2019s sons, Alex, 16, and Daniel, 11, play wheelchair basketball together. (Photo provided by Anastazia Krneta)<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

OTTAWA \u2013 When Anastazia Krneta heard the news that Ottawa would be hosting the 2026 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships, she said she was shocked.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u201cI am absolutely thrilled. I just dropped off my oldest son at school and I can\u2019t wait to tell him later,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Krneta is a mother of two boys, one with cerebral palsy, who has been involved in the Ottawa Wheelchair Basketball Association for a number of years. For her family, the sport offers an inclusive space where her sons can play together without a barrier.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The announcement was made Thursday, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities. For locals, it means Ottawa has a chance to host some of the world\u2019s greatest Paralympic athletes and to foster inclusivity within the community.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Krneta said she is excited about the coverage and the acknowledgement it will bring to para-sports.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe event is about humanity and how inclusive and empowering it will be to youth with disabilities,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”3_5″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tran.Same-Day.Multimedia-APPROVED.jpg” _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_text=”Tran.Same Day.Multimedia APPROVED” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_margin=”6px|||||”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”17px|||||”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

The games will bring 28 different teams from around the world to Ottawa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Athlete Samuel Graham, who previously trained with the junior national team, is now a coach for the Ottawa Wheelchair Basketball Club. To Graham, the 2026 championships will be an important event for the athletes he coaches, those with and without a disability.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tran.Same-Day-Story-Picture1.jpg” _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_text=”Tran.Same Day Story Picture1″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_margin=”||6px|||”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

Anastazia Krneta with her two sons Alex, 16, and Daniel, 11. (Photo provided by Anastazia Krneta)<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”8px|||||”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

\u201cIt’s most important that they see that they can compete at any level. This is essentially their opportunity to see the best athletes in the world in their sport.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Josh Davies, president of the Ottawa-Carleton Wheelchair Sports Association, says the event will push for greater acceptance within the community.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u201cHaving this event in Ottawa is pretty big for the Paralympic movement and people with disabilities, as we move towards this overarching goal of an inclusive and a barrier-free society.\u201d<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Residents welcome the announcement and the opportunity to meet the world\u2019s greatest Paralympic athletes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=856"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":927,"href":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856\/revisions\/927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}