Like many young Inuit, 15-year-old Team Canada darts champion Caidynce Rever from Cambridge Bay was struggling with her mental health.

Living in Alberta for the past few years and searching for an outlet, the accomplished darts player said that her mother encouraged her to channel her frustrations into the dart board.

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For training, Rever goes to the local Legion.

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Rever described her winning technique.

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ReverSA国际影视传媒檚 invitation to join Team Canada in Hungary for the World Masters in October, along with 19 other competitors, was extended after nationals concluded on May 19 in Saint Hyacinthe, Que. She placed third in the Quebec competition but ranks first in Alberta and Canada overall.

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Rever says she is looking forward most to going into a big competition. As the first Inuk player to be on Team Canada for darts, she advises her peers in Cambridge Bay about chasing a major goal. 

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