Declan Forcier travelled across the globe with a handful of goals and he鈥檚 coming home with a handful of medals.
Forcier, 11, was one of just 46 athletes to compete for Team Canada at the eighth annual World Dwarf Games July 28-Aug. 5 in Cologne, Germany.
鈥淭he kid had big goals going into today鈥檚 track and field event, and he smashed them. Quadruple gold,鈥� said proud mom Tammy Isaachsen on the day of Forcier鈥檚 epic four-medal haul.
鈥淗e placed first in all of his individual events, competing against many strong athletes from Germany, Great Britain, Australia, USA, and more.
Forcier won gold in both the 40m and 60m sprints, as well as gold in the tennis ball and cricket ball throws.
He wasn鈥檛 done with just the track and field events though.
Forcier also competed with B.C.鈥檚 volleyball, soccer and basketball teams, earning a silver and two bronze medals, respectively, to round out his medal count at seven.
鈥淒eclan had a very successful games,鈥� Isaachsen said. 鈥淚t was an incredible experience for him to compete on a level playing field 鈥� and at eye level 鈥� with kids of similar stature.
Forcier already has his sights set on the next World Dwarf Games in four years in Australia.
鈥淲e鈥檙e hoping to do more fundraising and sharing leading up to those games, in an effort to send an even larger Team Canada to those games,鈥� Isaachsen explained. 鈥淭here鈥檚 no government support for the games (which the Dwarf Athletic Association of Canada is hoping to change), so all costs are up to the athletes/families attending and individual fundraising efforts.鈥�
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