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IPC Sledge Hockey International Women’s Cup, Brampton, Canada.
International Sports Events, National Sports Events

IPC Sledge Hockey International Women’s Cup

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IPC Sledge Hockey International Women’s Cup, Brampton, Canada

Ms. Tracy Auld PT and Elizabeth Williams RMT participated at this important event as medical staff for the Canadian Women’s Sledge Hockey National Team. This was an exciting event as both were working with the team in such an event for the first time. Both enjoyed being part of this excitement and were proud of the team’s performance which placed second, only behind Team USA. It was a pleasure to work with the Team that was highly motivated and worked really hard.

They looked forward to the next event as they are now working for the team on permanent basis.

Congratulations to Liz and Tracy for a job well done!

International Sports Events, National Sports Events

European Football Qualification for EURO 2016

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European Football Qualification for EURO 2016

In September 2014 Dr. Merepeza was asked by the Albanian Football Federation to join their medical staff of the Albanian Senior National Football Team.  He was the team doctor for the Albanian U21 National Team under head coach Mr. Skender Gega and now he has joined the medical team of the senior team that consists of a team physician two PTs and Dr. Merepeza. The team is headed by Italian coaching staff with head coach Mr. Gianni de Biasi and assistant coach Paolo Tramezzani. It is an honour to be part of the team staff and it has been a great experience so far into the qualifying campaign. The team has obtained the best results in their history so far by beating Portugal in Porto and tying against France in Reinnes, France.

World Championships of Floorball
International Sports Events

World Championships of Floorball

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World Championships of Floorball, Babimost, Poland

Our physiotherapist, Sandor Jakab, participated as medical team staff for U19 Canadian Women’s National Floorball team for the first time in April 14-30, 2014. Sandor was excited on his assignment as permanent position on this team and started off with this important event in Poland.

It was a good performance from the team and Sandor enjoyed the experience of being part of this organization. Sandor’s great work got noticed by the organization and the coaching staff and he has been assigned now to the senior team as their physio.

Congratulations to Sandor for a job well done!

International Sports Events

2014 Olympic Games, Sochi, Russia

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2014 Olympic Games, Sochi, Russia

Dr. Merepeza participated for the fourth time in these Olympic Winter Games held in Sochi Russia. He was fully accredited as a team Chiropractor with the Albanian delegation who participated with two skiers in Sochi. It was a great experience, as the games were held for the first time in Russia. The weather was relatively warm in the city of Sochi (they have palm trees) and beautiful in the mountains. Dr. Merepeza enjoyed these games and the warmth of the Russian people and culture.

International Sports Events

World Weightlifting Championships

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World Weightlifting Championships

On October 16-27, 2013 the World Weightlifting Championships were held in the beautiful city of Wroclaw, Poland. Dr. Merepeza was accredited with the Canadian National Team. The team consisted of four male and three female lifters and four coaches. The team did well and one female lifter, Dr. Marie-Eve Beauchemin-Nadeau form Quebec took sixth place. It was a very exciting competition and Dr. Beauchemin-Nadeau made a technical error that cost her the 5th place. She is a talented lifter and will certainly improve her ranking in future competitions.

Olympic Games 2012 London, England
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Olympic Games 2012 London, England

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Olympic Games 2012 London, England

Dr. Merepeza participated at these Olympic Games  as a fully accredited Chiropractor with the Albanian Olympic Team.  It was a very exciting event overall and it was exciting to be part of the Games once again.

Dr. Merepeza oversaw the whole delegation which had participants in many sports including athletics, swimming (both his favourites), judo, shooting, wrestling and of course weightlifting. The team did relatively well but came short of medals which they were expecting to win at least two. Caring for athletes  for a multitude of sports is exciting as you see different kinds of injuries and conditions however is also challenging because they train and compete at different venues and schedules. It makes for long days moving from venue to venue with each group of athletes. Overall it was a “spectacular experience” that he will remember for a “long time”.

Local Sports Events

OFSAA Rugby 2012

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OFSAA Rugby 2012

Once again we were asked to provide medical services for OFSAA Rugby 2012 championship that took place in Cobourg ON June 7th, 8th and 9th 2012. Dr. Merepeza organized the Medical Team that included four Sport Chiropractors, one Physiotherapist, two Kinesiologists, two Massage Therapists and a Naturopath. From our Clinic there was Dr. Merepeza, Dr. Fritsch, RMT  Elizabeth Williams, Brandon Jielson (our McMaster University Kinesiology Intern) and Tyler Allen (Guelph Universtity Kinesiologist Intern).

The event was busy with injuries as can be expected with a sport such as rugby. We  were proud to be part of this event that was organized very well by St. Mary’s Secondary School and had teams competing from all over Ontario. Thanks to all the team members who did an outstanding job and received praises from organizers, coaching staff and players.

PAN AM Weightlifting Championships
International Sports Events

PAN AM Weightlifting Championships

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PAN AM Weightlifting Championships

London Olympic Qualifier; Junior World Weightlifting Championships, Antigua, Guatemala

This event was held in the beautiful city of Antigua (UNESCO World Heritage Site) In Guatemala from May 10th -19th 2012. Dr. Alban Merepeza worked as a chiropractor with the Canadian National Weightlifting Team. This was the first time that Dr. Merepeza was working with The Canadian Team and overall it was a great experience. This event was to determine the Continental  qualifiers for the London Olympic games and as such had particular importance. The aim was to qualify another Canadian male weightlifter and for this purpose the delegations was 26 persons strong. The Team did relatively well but fell short of a few points of qualifying a male for London. Nevertheless, there will be three female weightlifters representing Canada at the Olympic Games in London.

National Sports Events

Swimming Olympic and Paralympic Trials

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Swimming Olympic and Paralympic Trials, Montreal, Canada

Swim Canada held its trials competition to determine who will make the Canadian Swim Team to represent the country in London 2012 Olympic Games. Dr. Merepeza participated as the chiropractor for the Whitby Swim Team. It  was a great event that took place March 26th-April 1st 2012 in Montreal, Canada. The swimmers did well and several achieved PB times and  Isac Buckley made the Swim Canada Team for the Paraolympic Games in London 2012. Pictured right: Dr. Merepeza with 100m Backstroke finalist Kristina Steins and 50m free style finalist Jen Backberger at the Canadian Olympic Swim Qualifiers in Montreal, Quebec.