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The 42nd Défi Sportif AlterGo: A Great Success!

The 42nd Défi Sportif AlterGo: A Great Success!

The 42nd Défi Sportif AlterGo, which came to a close on Sunday, May 4, was once again a big success. Canada’s largest multi-sport event brought together close to 6,000 athletes with disabilites of all types for 10 action-packed days of competition in 10 different...

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CEO Maxime Gagnon’s Top 5 Highlights

CEO Maxime Gagnon’s Top 5 Highlights

The 42nd Défi Sportif AlterGo came to a close on Sunday May 4, 2025. Over the 10 days of competition, close to 6,000 athletes took part in a variety of sports, including blind ice hockey, powerchair soccer, boccia, baseball, para rowing, and the mini-marathon, among...

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Billy Bridges, back 30 years later

Billy Bridges, back 30 years later

“It was certainly our favourite tournament to come to play wheelchair basketball back when I was just a little runt.” So says Canadian para-hockey legend Billy Bridges—a six-time Paralympian—of his first experiences at the Défi Sportif AlterGo, almost 30 years ago....

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For Photographer Serge Olivier, It All Started Here

For Photographer Serge Olivier, It All Started Here

It all started 20 years ago, when Maxime-Valérie Olivier, who would go on to become an international-level S3 para-swimmer, was in secondary 4 (10th grade) at Joseph-Charbonneau School. The school’s para-swimming program had just been implemented by two teachers,...

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“I’ve been waiting years to thank you”

“I’ve been waiting years to thank you”

Not only will 2026 mark the 43rd edition of the Défi Sportif AlterGo, it will also see the inauguration of the very first OneAbility Games, an event inspired by the Défi Sportif AlterGo that will be held in British Columbia from May 13 to 17, 2026. A few members of...

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