Chantal Deketele is the founder and director of Boxing Without Barriers. She coaches a non-contact class. [Photo @ Mark Colley and Anne-Marie Iemmolo / The 25th Hour]
Tucked away in Little Italy, not far from LeBreton Flats, a basement gym is the first of its kind in Ottawa.
In fact, there are few gyms in Ontario like Boxing Without Barriers, a non-contact club for people with physical, developmental and cognitive disabilities.
Founder and director Chantal Deketele is changing the way boxing is viewed and making the sport more inclusive.
Credits:
Produced by Mark Colley and Anne-Marie Iemmolo.
Special thanks to Chantal Deketele.
