INS QUÉBEC SPECIALISTS HAVE ASSISTED OVER ONE-THIRD OF ATHLETES ON TEAM CANADA PARIS 2024

Of the 315 athletes accredited as members of Team Canada for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, more than a third (35%) were assisted by specialists from the Institut national du sport du Québec (INS Québec). Overall, 110 athletes from or training in Québec*, coming from 23 sports, benefited from sports science and sports medicine support in their preparation for Paris 2024 (see list in the appendix). This represents a substantial increase over the Tokyo Olympic Games held in 2021, when the Institut provided support to 20% of the Canadian delegation.

“Going from 20% to 35% of athletes assisted between Tokyo and Paris illustrates the quality of our commitment and the depth of our expertise, as well as our close collaboration with partner federations. Our specialists have worked tirelessly to offer high-quality services tailored to the needs of each and every athlete, and thereby contribute significantly to achieving their full potential for the Paris 2024 Games. More than ever, our specialists were able to bring our motto to life by embodying the Ingenuity behind the performances.”
Roger Archambault
Vice-president, Performance Services

* INS Québec considers as “Québec athletes” those who have mentioned the province of Québec as their place of birth, home or residence, as well as athletes from elsewhere in Canada who are affiliated with INS Québec. This explains the total of 110 athletes for Paris 2024. For its part, the Canadian Olympic Committee lists 58 athletes from Québec, as it considers only their place of residence.

14 INS Québec Specialists for Paris 2024

In addition to the 110 affiliated athletes, INS Québec will also have 14 specialists in action to support Team Canada for the Paris Olympics. The Institut’s Medical Director, Dr. Suzanne Leclerc, will play a key role as Chief Medical Officer for the Canadian delegation. She will be supported by five other specialists from the INS Québec clinic: Dr. Mickey Moroz, Dr. Gabrielle Ostiguy and performance nutritionist Evelyne Telmosse.

A number of the Institut’s specialists will be assigned to specific sports to offer direct support to athletes. They are physiotherapists Maude Alexandre-D’Anjou (artistic swimming), Brian Li (water polo), Josiane Roberge (trampoline) and Jean-Sébastien Rondeau (diving). Mental performance consultant Alexis Gagnon-Dolbec (boxing) and strength and conditioning specialists Nicolas Bourrel (water polo) and François Raymond (canoe-kayak sprint) will also be in Paris. In addition to this group in the Ville Lumière, two specialists will be supporting Team Canada from Québec: exercise physiologist Myriam Paquette (cycling) and sports biomechanist Mathieu Charbonneau (boxing).

Finally, advisors Roxanne Huot and Martin Roy will also be in Paris as members of the Canadian Olympic Committee mission.

90% of athletes supported by the COPSI Network

Collectively, the components of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institutes Network (COPSI Network) have provided support to nine out of ten (89%) athletes on Team Canada Paris 2024. INS Québec is one of the members of the COPSI Network, which comprises five institutes and two centres, and which supports high-performance athletes and coaches across Canada.