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[boom and gunshot]

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(Jason Kerr) Track is one hundred percent physical

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until it becomes one hundred percent psychological.

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[slow heart beat]

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(Jacqueline Madogo) Track is very much a mental sport.

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For practices, we need to be one hundred percent.

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[inspiring music]

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(Jason Kerr) When you get into the finals and the medals and  

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the super elite performers, you have the people that have 

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all the physical talents and all the psychological talents.

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No matter how good your body may feel,

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if your mind’s not right, it’s not going to - they’re not going to connect.

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My journey’s a little interesting because 

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I didn’t know what Para Athletics or Paralympics really was until

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until three years ago.

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(Jacqueline Madogo) I first committed to Guelph as a soccer player.

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Being surrounded with a lot of knowledge and alot of

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hard working people kind of drew me into making the switch.

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(Craig Thorne) The standard of athletics is so high here.

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I’m all about like confidence.

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A lot of self talks saying like, this is like my time.

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Like I can do this. I got this.

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I was just a decent athlete who came to Guelph and

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I think as I progressed, that dream

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[crowd cheering]

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going to the Olympics started to become a reality.

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People are here to help you succeed.

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There are a lot of supports when you come in.

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I’ve definitely used a wide variety.

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(Jason Kerr) I hear it all the time. I want to be an Olympian. 

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I think people maybe don’t understand just how much

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discipline it takes to do that.

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There are so many elements that go into world class performance.

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(announcer) What a win here by the Guelph Gryphon.

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They didn’t come in as automatic, slam-dunk, Olympic type of athletes.

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I think they were just people with great attitudes

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and became great because of years and years of 

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discipline, motivation, peer support.

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Number one support is definitely my dad.

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I came to Canada when I was five years old.

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My dad always says he brought us here for like us to

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have a better life. I feel as though like

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I kind of fulfilled that dream for him a little bit.

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Sharing it with my friends, my family, my coaching staff

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was just a moment I will remember for the rest of my life.

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I got to sign the little ticket to Paris.

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(Jacqueline Madogo) Representing Canada is always an honour of mine.

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I love wearing the maple leaf, I love hearing our national anthem.

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The goal for the Olympics is to be as competitive as I can.

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I’ve already proved that I can 

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race amongst some of the best female sprinters in the world.

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(Zoe Sherar) Getting in the big stadium at Paris

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it’s gonna be an adrenaline rush, for sure.

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It’ll just be important to take a deep breath and

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and just tell myself you got this.

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You put in all of this work over many, many years to get to this point.

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I think you really need to take a deep breath

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and enjoy the experience.

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As an athlete it’s right back to work after that and

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training for the Worlds next year and 

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hopefully Paralympics later on in 2028.

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As well as trying to grow awareness and grow the Paralympic movement

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and hopefully make sure people know that it’s a 

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legitimate movement with legitimate athletes

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and that work just as hard as everyone else.

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[music fades out]