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#WomensWorldChallenge recap! 🏒 The Women’s World Challenge in Green Bay featured four teams – Canada, Great Britain, USA and a Team World - made up of athletes from different nations. They competed in a round-robin style tournament followed by a medal round. The USA won gold on home ice, Canada took silver and Team World earned bronze during the tournament, which took place between 26 and 28 August. Athletes like Latvia’s Dina Grinberga (pic 8) were taking part in their first major competition, supported previously by the IPC’s development programmes. “I like being with a team. I like that we are all together on the ice, we are not alone.” After taking part in a development programme for women held last year in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Grinberga said the sport grew on her and became something she wants to continue pursuing. Peggy Assinck, Canadian player and participant of IPC’s past programmes, said women face different challenges depending on their level. At the grassroots ...

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