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| Mattamy Athletic Centre, Ryerson University located in downtown Toronto |
Though we enjoy outdoor activities. We are not great sports fan.
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| We were there to cheer on our para athletes |
Our ideal kind of weekend activities are hiking on beautiful trails and relaxing in front of our waterfront cabin with a great book.
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| The Mexican Para Pan Am Wheel Chair Team |
Consequently, we rarely attend any live sports event save for some very special playoff games.
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| Some of the wheel chair athletes representing Canada! |
This time we wanted to show our support and cheer on the para Pan Am athletes, therefore, we attended a couple of games at the
Mattamy Athletic Centre located inside the renovated Maple Leaf Garden.
We enjoyed those games tremendously!!!
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| Wheel chair basketball game -A great game! |
The para Pan Am athletes really worked hard to perform their best.
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| Watching the game was an inspiring experience! |
We were absolutely inspired by the athletes' handwork, determination and positive attitude towards the sporting events in which they were representing their countries.
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| Fans cheering for their para athletes loudly and enthusiastically! |
We found the live games were a lot of fun and very enjoyable.
There was hardly any dull moment throughout the entire game!
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| The DJ and volunteers working hard to encourage spectator participation |
The DJ and the Pan Am volunteers worked very hard keeping the fans entertained and involved from the beginning till the end.
Whenever the game had to stop due to various reasons, the DJ sprang to his feet, along with his crew, came up with some interesting activities or games to have the spectators, young and old, engaged.
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| Lots of fun watching the game |
The audiences responded with enthusiasm, participating in these games, doing what was asked of them.
There was a lot of spectator participation!
Audiences were involved in playing numerous games throughout the wheel chair quarter finals. Some of them were:
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| Playing air guitar |
1. Playing air guitar to the music being played over the PA system
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| Flexing your muscles |
2. Playing air drums to the beat of the music being played
3. Flexing your muscles and matching your face and arms to the muscular biceps showing on the screen.
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| Playing Head and Tail |
4. Playing head and tail
This was my most favorite game of all the games played with the fans.
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| The elimination rounds for the Head and Tail game |
It was amazing how this one game could involve everyone in that huge stadium!
The lively DJ had a coin in his hand. He asked people to choose either head or tail. Everyone stood up and put their hands on their heads if they chose head while those chose tail putting their hands on their behinds.
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| Only a few people remained after the first eliminating rounds |
As people were eliminated, the number of spectators remained standing got smaller.
Eventually, a small group was asked to go down to the floor and played the eliminating rounds there.
After a few rounds, a child remained and was the winner winning a prize at the end!
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| A fantastic experience at the Para Pan Am games! |
Hats off and a big thank you to the Toronto Pan Am / Para Pan Am Organizing Committee and all the volunteers for making the Pan Am games such a safe and an enjoyable experience!
You have made us proud of being Canadians!
R.T.
A Proud Toronto Resident
Toronto
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