Thirteen career medals now belong to Paralympian Mel Pemble after a triple-medal performance for Canada at the Para cycling world track championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, which concluded on Sunday, paralympic.ca reported.
Medals Won in Apeldoorn
Pemble, racing out of Victoria, captured a silver medal on Friday in the women’s C3 conventional bike sprint event. She followed up on Sunday by taking bronze in the kilo. Those two podium finishes brought her career world championship medal total to 13. On the men’s side, Alexandre Hayward of Quispamsis, New Brunswick, secured a bronze medal on Saturday in the C3 elimination race. Hayward previously earned a bronze medal in the pursuit at the 2024 Paralympic Games.
Jessica Law posts four top-10 finishes in the C5 category
Jessica Law of North Vancouver posted four top-10 finishes in the women’s C5 category. Law reached the six-racer semifinal in the sprint, placed seventh in both the scratch race and the kilo, and finished ninth in the elimination race. Pemble also placed ninth in the scratch race and the elimination race, while Hayward advanced to the semifinals in the men’s sprint.
Refining Medal Potential for the Future
Cycling Canada’s Chief of High-Performance Sport Sebastien Travers evaluated the team’s output across the multi-day competition. “I am very proud of how the team raced over this championship,” Travers said, according to paralympic.ca. “We now have a good idea of what needs to be refined in the next two years to solidify our medal potential.” Travers previously served as the head coach of the national Para cycling team.
Canadian athletes win medals at the Apeldoorn championships
Where did the Para cycling world track championships take place?
The event was held in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, and concluded on Sunday.
Which Canadian athletes earned medals at the championships?
Mel Pemble won silver in the women’s C3 sprint and bronze in the kilo, while Alexandre Hayward earned bronze in the men’s C3 elimination race.