Eight alumni set to represent BC Games and Team BC at Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games
Eight of the 126 athletes who will represent Canada at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games from August 28 – September 8 got their start at the BC Games or with Team BC at the Canada Games.
Of those eight athletes, seven competed at the BC Games, five attended the Canada Games, and four took part in both events.
Paris 2024 Hub | BC Games and Team BC“It’s an incredibly fulfilling to have so many BC Games and Team BC alumni once again representing Canada on the world stage,” said Alison Noble, President and CEO of the BC Games Society, ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. “We are proud of the work that they have put in to get to the highest level of their sports and honoured to have had the opportunity to see them develop at the BC Games and Canada Games, which are often their first multi-sport games.”
Stay tuned to bcgames.org/paris for updates about our alumni during the Games. See the full list of Team Canada athletes competing at the Paralympic Games.
| Name | Hometown | Sport | BC Games | Canada Games |
| Nathan Clement | West Vancouver | Para Cycling | 2010 BC Summer Games (Para Swimming) | – |
| Mel Pemble | Victoria | Para Cycling | 2014 BC Winter Games (Para Alpine Skiing) | 2015 Canada Winter Games (Para Alpine Skiing) |
| Arianna Hunsicker | Edmonton (Surrey) | Para Swimming | 2016 BC Summer Games | 2017 Canada Summer Games |
| Sebastian Massabie | Surrey | Para Swimming | – | 2022 Canada Summer Games |
| Bo Hedges | Wonowon | Wheelchair Basketball | 1996 BC Winter Games 2000 BC Winter Games (HCH) 2002 BC Winter Games (MGR) | 1999 Canada Winer Games 2003 Canada Winter Games |
| Joel Ewert | Prince George | Wheelchair Rugby | 2014 BC Winter Games 2016 BC Winter Games 2018 BC Winter Games 2020 BC Winter Games (ACH) 2022 BC Winter Games (HCH) | 2015 Canada Winter Games 2019 Canada Winter Games 2023 Canada Winter Games |
| Byron Green | Comox | Wheelchair Rugby | 1997 BC Summer Games | – |
| Trevor Hirschfield | Langley | Wheelchair Rugby | 2002 BC Summer Games | – |
About the BC Games Society
Established in 1977 by the B.C. Government under the Societies Act, the BC Games Society (the Society) oversees the BC Winter Games and BC Summer Games. The Society also supports the participation of Team BC, the provincial team competing at Canada Games, in national multi-sport Games. Each of these Games provide opportunities for the development of athletes, coaches, and officials in preparation for higher levels of competition. The BC Games also provide important economic and tourism benefits, allowing hosts to profile their communities and benefit from an economic impact in the range of $1.6 million to $2 million. The legacies of the BC Winter and BC Summer Games allow for capacity building in communities across the province resulting in a stronger British Columbia.
