TOKYO - The first athlete to win a medal for Canada at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo was born and raised in southeast Saskatchewan.
Keely Shaw, who hails from Midale, won the bronze in the paracycling C4 3,000-metre individual pursuit.
She recorded a time of three minutes, 48.342 seconds in her Paralympic debut, beating Australia’s Meg Lemon in the bronze race at a velodrome.
Shaw, who now resides in Saskatoon, will also compete in the time trial and the road race while at the Paralympics.