Lancer track & field associate head coach Brett Lumley has been named to Team Canada's Paralympic team's athletics coaching staff. The Paralympics are being hosted in Tokyo, Japan August 24 – September 5, 2021, with athletics taking place from August 27 – September 5.
 
With 16 Canadian athletes representing the red and white in athletics, Lumley is one of five event coaches and will coach ambulatory track, jumps, and relay.
 
This is Lumley's ninth assignment with the national team for Athletics Canada, most recently as an event coach with the Canadian Para Pan Am team in 2019.
 
"The Paralympics will showcase the best talent in the world. I'm really looking forward to experiencing the greatness of Canada best," said Lumley. "Since my first national t6eam assignment in 2001, I've had the opportunity to work alongside some of Canada's best track & field athletes and coaches on eight previous occasions, it is always an honour and a privilege to assist them on the world stage. "
 
"These Canadian team is well prepared and ready to showcase this in Tokyo, I am certain there will be lots to celebrate."
 
The team will convene in Gifu, Japan, on August 16 and will train at Nagaragawa Athletic Stadium until August 23 before travelling into Tokyo.
 
 
TOKYO 2020 PARALYMPIC GAMES PARA ATHLETICS TEAM:
 
Charlotte Bolton – Tillsonburg, ON – shot put, discus (F41)
Jennifer Brown – Calgary, AB – discus (F38)
Renee Foessel – Orangeville, ON – discus (F38)
Jessica Frotten – Whitehorse, YT – 100 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1,500 metres, 5,000 metres, 4×100-metre universal relay (T53)
Zachary Gingras – Markham, ON – 400 metres, 4×100-metre universal relay (T38)
Austin Ingram – Petawawa, ON – 100 metres, 4x100m-metre universal relay (T13)
Brent Lakatos – Dorval, QC – 100 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1,500 metres, 5,000 metres, marathon (T53)
Sarah Mickey – Redcliff, AB – discus (F55)
Thomas Normandeau – Peace River, AB – 400 metres (T47)
Guillaume Ouellet – Victoriaville, QC – 5,000 metres (T13)
Marissa Papaconstantinou – Toronto, ON – 100 metres, 200 metres, 4×100-metre universal relay (T64)
Nate Riech – Victoria, BC – 1,500 metres (T38)
Austin Smeenk – Oakville, ON – 100 metres, 800 metres (T34)
Liam Stanley – Victoria, BC – 1,500 metres (T37)
Greg Stewart – Kamloops, BC – shot put (F46)
Amy Watt – Victoria, BC – long jump (T47)
 
The coaches and team personnel nominated are:
 
Sarah Black, Victoria, BC, Team Manager
Remo Bucci, Toronto, ON, Massage Therapist
Dr. Kim Coros, Toronto, ON, Physician
Kim Cousins, Calgary, AB, Coach
Kristine Deacon, Cambridge, ON, Team Manager
Cameron Gee, Vancouver, BC, Physiologist
Ken Hall, Brampton, ON, Coach
Trevor Harrison, Alpharetta, Georgia, Physiotherapist
Heather Hennigar, Victoria, BC, Coach
Brett Lumley, Windsor, ON, Coach
Lindsay Musalem, Toronto, ON, Performance Analyst
Lisa Myers, Brampton, ON, Coach
Sandeep Nanhandra, Victoria, BC, Athletic Therapist
Carla Nicholls, Regina, SK, Head Coach
Jessalyn O'Donnel, Victoria, BC, Nutritionist
Patricia Roney, Victoria, BC, Physiotherapist
Ingrid Ruys, Sherwood Park, AB, Team Manager
Ricky Singh, Georgetown, ON, Chiropractor
Penny Werthner, Calgary, AB., Mental Performance Consultant
 
Canada is expecting to send a team of approximately 130 athletes, and audiences across the country will be able to follow all the action live through coverage from the Canadian Paralympic Media Consortium, including broadcast partners CBC/Radio-Canada, AMI and Sportsnet, and digital partners Twitter, Facebook and MXZN.