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Wheelchair Rugby Canada announces cancellation of the 2021 National Championships
Wheelchair Rugby Canada has announced today that the 2021 National Championships have been officially cancelled due the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This year’s Nationals event was to be part of the 38th edition of Défi sportif AlterGo and was scheduled...
News update from Défi sportif AlterGo 2021!
What shape will it take? What competitions will take place? The Défi sportif AlterGo team is back to work to answer all these questions. We will use our creativity to design a program that will allow athletes to surpass themselves during the Défi sportif AlterGo 2021!...
THE DEFI SPORTIF ALTERGO 2020 WLL LIVE VIRTUALLY!
The current situation regarding COVID-19 encourages all organizations, including ours, to review their ways of working and pushes them to come up with innovative ideas in order to continue their activities. We have cooked up several initiatives in order to bring all...
Défi sportif AlterGo cancels its 37th edition
Considering the situation with COVID-19 and the regulations issued by the various levels of government, we are under the obligation to cancel the 37th edition of Défi sportif AlterGo, which was scheduled to take place from April 24th to May 3rd, 2020. We have closely...
COVID-19 : Status of the 37e Défi sportif AlterGo
For several weeks now, the evolution of the COVID-19 situation is being followed closely by Défi sportif AlterGo. As for the entire Quebec population, the Défi sportif AlterGo organization has taken note of the latest government directives regarding the holding of...
Défi sportif AlterGo unveils its programming and its ambassadors
On Tuesday, during an event hosted by Jean-Marie Lapointe and Hugo Girard at Hôtel Universel Montréal, Défi sportif AlterGo revealed its 37th edition programming and athlete ambassadors. The organization also took this opportunity to present the new revamped website...
Victor-Doré Elementary wins the “Torch Relay” contest
Dozens of students from Victor-Doré Elementary, in Montreal, had their efforts rewarded on June 5. The youths, who won the “Torch Relay” contest, had the honour of receiving their Défi sportif AlterGo medals and banner, as well as a souvenir gift. The athletes were...
Monique Lefebvre: The Defi sportif AlterGo deserves official recognition
As I leave after being AlterGo’s Executive Director for 38 years and having founded the Défi sportif AlterGo, I would like to once again plead in favour of recognizing everyone’s effective right to sports activity, as I did on May 8 when I accepted SPORTQUÉBEC’s...
The Dazzling Rise of Lee Leclerc
Fate sometimes has a way of doing things right. About five years ago, Lee Leclerc decided to take a cooking class. While there, he happened to meet Catherine Dupont, the sister of Paralympic medallist Alexandre Dupont. That meeting completely changed his life....