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Nik Goncin

@goncin

MHsc (candidate) UOIT. University of Illinois Alumn and TeamCanada Wheelchair Basketball athlete, Sunrise Medical Athlete, Team Toyota

Joined May 2009
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Amazing Paralympic athletes like @WCBballCanada 5-time Paralympian with three gold medals Joey Johnson have paved the way for current athletes like @goncin 🏀 Joey is passing on the torch to Nik so he can help lead the men's wheelchair basketball team to victory in Tokyo
Joey and Nik playing wheelchair basketball with a torch graphic

ALT Joey and Nik playing wheelchair basketball with a torch graphic

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Tokyo bound Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball athletes have come together to create the following statement.
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Ahead of #Tokyo2020 we are #STOKED to debut #TheTorchWeCarry a @simonwhitfield @vsmythe poem to celebrate 🇨🇦 athlete stories ⬇️ Please consider a donation to @AthletesCAN to directly support #CDNAthleteLeaders: bit.ly/359S3hk Full Video: bit.ly/37KnCQj

'The Torch We Carry' by Simon Whitfield & Vanessa Smythe

A 100-line poem describing what it means to be a Canadian athlete, and the impact sport has on our lives and our country recited by 25 athletes from various sports and geographical regions of Canada.

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2019 #CDNSportAward🏆People's Choice Award for Performance of the Year Award is now OPEN for public voting! @cbcsports VOTE NOW➡️ bit.ly/2lREkKW @Bandreescu_ @gstafford13 @BrookeHenderson @MaxParrot @SarahPavan @melissa_hp10 @WCBballCanada
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One win away from qualifying for the #Tokyo2020 Paralympic Games! 😱
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The #CDNSportAwards nomination deadline has been EXTENDED!!! Nominate a 🇨🇦 #AthleteLeader, builder, or corporate sponsor deserving recognition today! ↪️ bit.ly/2KZrUeP 📅 Nominate by June 30th!
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CHAMPIONS!!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆 Tweeted this 7 months ago after @Raptors beat @Warriors in the first game of the season. Believed in the Raptors from day one! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE @NBA CHAMPS! #WeTheNorth #NBAFinals
Wheelchair Basketball Canada (@WCBballCanada) profile pictureWheelchair Basketball Canada@WCBballCanada30 Nov 2018
WOW! WHAT. A. GAME. 👀@Raptors beat @warriors for the first time since 2014. We’re just gonna say it, Raptors = best team in the @NBA this season. Congrats on your win tonight! 💪🏀 #WeTheNorth
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Wheelchair basketball athletes Nik Goncin and Cindy Ouellet haven been named as members of #TeamToyota on the road to #Tokyo2020! Congratulations, @goncin and @SevenCan_CO! 🇨🇦
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NATIONAL SAFE SPORT SUMMIT 📍Toronto, ON 📅 April 29-30, 2019 👥 Current and retired 🇨🇦 NT athletes ✈️ Travel + accommodations covered ✉️ Athletes: RSVP [email protected] #AthleteVoice
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👏We applaud the federal government for its commitment to sport as an integral part of Canadian culture. This budget ⬆️ will play a critical role in building the capacity of 🇨🇦 sport organizations to deliver on a safe, equitable, ethical and inclusive sport experience for all.
Sport Matters Group (@SportMatters613) profile pictureSport Matters Group@SportMatters61319 Mar 2019
Federal Budget Supports Canadian sports organizations with significant investment to promote accessible, ethical, equitable and safe sports: $30 million over five years, starting in 2019–20, with $6 million per year ongoing! bit.ly/2TedQyo
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📢ATTN 🇨🇦 Athletes: IMPORTANT EMAIL #CheckYourInbox The #SafeSport survey has been distributed! Please take the time to complete @ your earliest convenience. If you did not receive it pls contact [email protected] with your name, sport & nat’l team status. #AthleteVoice
AthletesCAN (@AthletesCAN) profile pictureAthletesCAN@AthletesCAN7 Mar 2019
AthletesCAN is proud to announce w/ @UofT & support from @SportCanada_EN @KirstyDuncanMP the 1st baseline prevalence study in 20+ yrs to measure CDN HP athlete experience w/ all forms of maltreatment. bit.ly/2EUjjGE #AthleteVoice #SafeSport #ComingSoontoAthletesNearYou

AthletesCAN takes action on addressing safe sport in Canada

AthletesCAN, in partnership with the University of Toronto and support of the Government of Canada, will conduct a baseline prevalence study of CDN HP athletes' experience with maltreatment in sport.

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Excellent advice from @rogerfederer on the importance of not specializing too early and the benefits of playing other sports in your teens. 👏👏👏
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Sometimes, asking for help is the bravest thing you can do. Tomorrow, on @Bell_LetsTalk Day, @francoisidulac shares his story #BellLetsTalk
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We have some cracking athletes playing in their RGK Elites at the Worlds! Here are our top 9 players to watch! Abdi Jama GB - Terry Bywater GB - Sophie Carrigill GB - Nik Goncin CA - Asier Carcia ES - Alejandro Zarzuela ES - Pablo Zarzuela ES - Ozgur Gurbulak TR - Ferit Gumus TR
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If you come, I'll buy you a beer teapawt.net/WCBballCanada/status/9…
Wheelchair Basketball Canada (@WCBballCanada) profile pictureWheelchair Basketball Canada@WCBballCanada30 Apr 2018
Tickets for the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships are now available! Buy your tickets today and come cheer on #TeamCanada! #Hamburg2018 bit.ly/2I0L2rH
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Canada’s Para ice hockey team will get the chance to play for gold! @BillyBridges18 has been waiting since 2006 to win another Paralympic gold medal 🥇
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SWSA@skwcsports7 Mar 2018
Don't have plans on Wednesday evenings this month? Come out and join us at Wascana Rehab Centre in Regina every Wednesday from 6:30-8:00 pm!
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Not to take away from the 100 minds, but let's not forget the 1000s unseen students, research staff, technicians... science is a team pursuit. teapawt.net/jonathanlwai/status/97…
Jonathan Wai (@JonathanLWai) profile pictureJonathan Wai@JonathanLWai4 Mar 2018
Scientists are real heroes. 5 billion lives saved by some 100 or so incredible minds. From Steven Pinker's Enlightenment Now.
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We’ve surpassed 75 million texts, calls, tweets using #BellLetsTalk, views of our official Bell Let’s Talk Day video on social media, and uses of our Bell Let’s Talk Facebook profile frame and Snapchat filter. Thank you for your incredible participation! Keep it up!
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Connecting with @goncin, with a little help from our friends
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