2024 U20 MEN'S

CANADIAN FAST PITCH CHAMPIONSHIP

Carp, ON - August 20 – 25

SPECIAL EVENTS

There will be a banquet on Monday August 19, 2024 at the Carp Agricultural Hall at 3790 Carp Road(Carp Fairgrounds) which is where the tournament will be held. Ball diamonds, arena, outdoor arena and agricultural hall are on the fairgrounds site. The banquet will start at 7 pm and will have a catered meal. The cost will be $20.00 per player.

Guest Speaker:

 Todd Nicholson

For over a quarter of a century, Todd Nicholson represented Canada on the national and international stage as a member of Canada’s National Sledge Team and a number of other summer sports including wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis, triathlon, duathlon, marathons and para-skeleton.

A three-time Paralympic medalist winning gold in 2006, silver in 1998 and bronze in 1994, he competed in sledge hockey at five Paralympic Games from 1994 to 2010. He was team captain for over 15 years and was named to the Paralympic All-Star Team in 1998 and 2002. He won eight medals at the world sledge hockey championships.

In 2010, Nicholson retired from competition, but not from his commitment as a volunteer to sport and the Paralympic movement. From 2013 until April 2017, he served as Chairman for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes’ Council and as such, was a Governing Board member for the International Paralympic Committee. He also served as the IPC Athlete Representative to the International Olympic Committee and provided direct hands-on experience planning and administering the Games (Olympic and Paralympic) in London (2012), Sochi (2014), Rio de Janeiro (2016) and PyeongChang (2018).

On Jan. 24, 2017, Nicholson was named Team Canada’s Chef de Mission for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. He was inducted to the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.

 

The tournament Opening Ceremonies will be held on Tuesday August 20, 2024 on Diamond #1 at 6:30 pm.