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Montreal…on the Road to Tokyo
The world’s top boccia players have converged on the Maurice-Richard Arena this week for the 2019 BISFed World Open, which is being held until Saturday as part of the Défi Sportif AlterGo. With close to 100 athletes from 20 countries in attendance, the Canadian...
Fourteen Years of Défis for the Mackay Centre
When physical education teacher Robert Simpson attended the Défi sportif AlterGo in 2004, he made an immediate decision: The following year, his students from the Mackay Centre School would absolutely have to attend. Fourteen years later, the annual event continues to...
From the Côte-Nord to Montreal: Alexia and Norah Tremblay Push Themselves Further at the Défi sportif AlterGo
Their names are Alexia and Norah Tremblay and they’re six years old. They live in Les Escoumins but that didn’t stop them, and their parents, from taking a 500-kilometre road trip to Montreal to compete in their first-ever Défi sportif AlterGo on Tuesday. The Tremblay...
Gabriel Barrette: dedicated educator!
Some 1,435 young athletes descended upon the Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard this Monday, to start the 36th Défi sportif AlterGo’s school competitions. Among the excited young athletes were fifteen students from École Curé-Antoine-Labelle, who hit the soccer field...
When the Défi sportif AlterGo inspires the Caribbean
One of the 1,300-plus volunteers participating in this year’s Défi sportif AlterGo’s has come all the way from Trinidad-and-Tobago to give a helping hand, but also to draw ideas for a like-minded event in her part of the world. This year again, Francine Look-Hong is a...
The First Stones are Thrown at the 36th Edition of the Défi sportif AlterGo
Fourteen teams and only one gold medal: There will be action aplenty over the next five days at Boucherville’s Complexe sportif Duval Auto, where the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship are being held. The event began on Friday as part of the 36th edition of the...
Exciting and New Competitions at Défi Sportif Altergo
During its 36th edition, Défi sportif AlterGo is presenting competitions that promise to be exciting, and new ones have been added to enhance its programming. From April 26 to May 5, over 8,000 athletes will compete over a 10-day period in more than 15 sports at 6...
Défi sportif AlterGo and the Collège Français Launch their First Awareness Campaign
Défi sportif AlterGo and the Collège Français de Longueuil are teaming up to launch their first fundraising campaign to raise awareness among young people about difference. This campaign will conclude with the Collège Français-AlterGo Tournament, an entire day devoted...
Défi Sportif Altergo Unveils its 36th Edition Promotional Campaign
Défi sportif AlterGo launched its advertising campaign today with the unveiling of the poster for its 36th edition, which will take place from April 26 to May 5, 2019. The unveiling of this poster is the first step in a 360-degree campaign that will include a web...
