The Canada Games took off on Saturday evening at Saint-Jean de Newfoundland in a context of uncertainty caused by forest fires.
Indeed, a state of emergency was decreed in a good part of the province, and on Tuesday, residents of the Three Island Pond sector in Paradise on the outskirts of Saint-Jean from Newfoundland had to evacuate their homes.
Dozens of Quebec athletes must always go there to participate in the next events, despite the poor air quality.
This is the case of Ayana Gagné, an athlete from Orford, who will take part in mountain bicycle competitions. She will celebrate her 19th birthday in about a week at the Canada Games.
Ayana recoveries several injuries, in the knee, in the wrist, in particular, mentally and physically incomed it, thus limiting his training.
[Les Jeux du Canada]it was really my primary goal this year, so I’m really happy to get there!
The secret to get there, according to her, is Good nutrition, good recovery, stretching, I am not going too late and as soon as I have a day off, these are the meetings in Physio
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The Quebec team is walking very very well for the moment. They are high quality athletes
On this third day of competition and it augurs well for the next days, according to the chief of mission of the Estrie region at the Canada Games Richard Gamache.
Quebec had already collected 66 medals on Wednesday afternoon, including 24 gold.
