Several Canadian athletes enjoyed the chance to explain their sports to one of Canada’s favourite folk rock guitarists, who was accompanied by the Canadian High Commissioner to London, Gordon Campbell.
Cockburn is in the UK from Aug. 24 to Sept. 7 on tour supporting his latest album, Small Source of Comfort.
“I know that Team Canada will make us all proud,” said Cockburn, after meeting the tandem blind cycling powerhouse duo of Robbi Weldon (Thunder Bay, ON) and pilot Lyne Bessette (Knowlton, QC). “I’m looking forward to seeing all the great results that are going to come out!”
Cockburn also met visually-impaired athletes from the sport of goalball, along with wheelchair fencer Sylvie Morel (Pincourt, QC), who challenged him to a duel (see photo 2).