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caption:Kyle Petty of Brampton competes in the shot put event during the 2008 Ontario ParaSport Summer games at Birchmount Stadium July 26.
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caption:Greg Wilson, left, and James MacGowan use a little body language during a shot while team mate Malcolm Whyte looks on at the Agincourt Lawn Bowling Club's District 12 Playdowns in Lawn Bowling Sunday.
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caption:Tecumseh's Kuran Lucas, left, Joseph Howe's Nathaniel Bailey and John McCrae's Khaseen Ambersley high-step to the finish during the Scarborough region elementary school track and field hurdle finals Tuesday at Birchmount Stadium. Kuran won the race.
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caption:Crispin Duenas, left, and Alana MacDougall join the competition during the Ontario Spring Classic archery event in Woodlands Parks Saturday. Duenas was trying to qualify for the Beijing Olympics, while MacDougall was attempting to qualify for the...
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The race is a dragon boat regatta aimed at paddlers of all levels, from novice to expert.
This year's event includes more than 5,000 participants and 20,000 spectators are expected to attend. Two races will be held per day for each crew. There will be awards and fundraising prizes.
To date, the event has raised more than $990,000 for Canadian charities including Children's Wish Foundation, Canadian Living Foundation, Breakfast for Learning, Canadian Spinal Research Organization, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Variety Club, the Children's Charity and Big Brothers and Big Sisters.
Teams included in this years regatta are Mayfair Warriors from the Beach, CTV Lake Lizards from Scarborough, Sinai Lightning and Sinai Predators from Mount Sinai Hospital and a team from Bridgepoint Health in Riverdale.
Visit www.gwndragonboat.com for details.
Scarborough's Jennifer Besana was one of the four members on the girl's team.
Canada was in first place at the end of day one in the competition, but a slow start in games four and five left them 132 pins behind fourth and the final qualifying position.
Korea won gold and Japan earned silver.
Besana finished as the top Canadian in the Masters event at 3603 in 29th place.
Scott Jessett, 18, and Paige Schultz, 16, are members of Swimming Canada's 24-member junior team.
The competition features the world's best developing swimmers and future Olympians for female athletes aged 14 to 17 and males 15 to 18 years old.
Jessett is a distance freestyle swimmer who swims for the Scarborough Swim Club. He placed 7th at the 2008 Olympic trials in the 1500m freestyle.
Schultz is a individual medley (IM) specialist who swims for the Toronto Swim Club. She placed 6th at the 2008 Olympic trials in the 200m IM.