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Paralympics Canada’s women’s wheelchair basketball team is Paris bound. The group punched its ticket to the 2024 Paralympics by routing Algeria 88-30 on Friday at a qualifying tournament in Osaka, Japan. Dandeneau leads way for Canada with 24 points in 88-30 victory in final eliminatorCBC Sports · Posted: Apr 20,Continue Reading

Paralympics·Updated Canada’s women’s wheelchair basketball team is one win away from qualifying for the Paris Paralympics. The Canadians beat France 76-40 on Friday to finish the group stage a perfect 3-0 at their qualifying tournament in Osaka, Japan. Victory over France sets up final elimination game vs. Algeria on SaturdayCBC Sports ·Continue Reading

Paralympics The Canadian team attempting to reclaim a world Para hockey championship on home ice was announced Thursday by Hockey Canada. Canada is the host team of the 2024 world championship May 4-12 in Calgary. 17-player Canadian team will feature 12 returnees for May 4-12 competitionThe Canadian Press · Posted:Continue Reading

Paralympics Canada’s women’s wheelchair basketball team continued its strong start at the Paralympic qualifying tournament on Thursday in Osaka, Japan. Team improves to 2-0 in Japan behind Kady Dandeneau’s 35-point outingCBC Sports · Posted: Apr 18, 2024 9:31 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Canada’s Rosalie Lalonde attemptsContinue Reading

Paralympics The Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team is off to a strong start at its Paralympic qualifying tournament in Osaka, Japan. Kady Dandeneau, Arinn Young lead Canadian side with 20 points apieceCBC Sports · Posted: Apr 17, 2024 9:56 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Canada’s Arinn YoungContinue Reading

Paralympics Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball team will return to France in August to continue its run of Paralympic appearances from 1968 following a 72-60 victory over Italy in a crossover game Monday at a last-chance qualifying tournament in Antibes. Display balanced attack in 72-60 winner-take-all win over previously unbeaten ItalyCBCContinue Reading

Paralympics·Updated With veteran Patrick Anderson on the bench, the Canadian men exchanged points with Iran late in the fourth quarter Sunday before falling 75-74 on a buzzer-beater in their final group game at a Paralympic basketball qualifier in Antibes, France. Winless squad shows improvement, shooting 49 per cent, reducing turnoversContinue Reading

Jacob Wassermann’s meteoric rise in the sport of Para rowing has put him on a fast track to the Paralympics in Paris this summer, something the 24-year-old could never have imagined even just a year ago when he first started getting serious about the sport. The goal initially was toContinue Reading

Paralympics Mark Arendz of Hartsville, P.E.I., won his third consecutive Para biathlon race of the week on Sunday, capturing the men’s 10 km individual event at a World Cup in Martell, Italy. Brittany Hudak, Natalie Wilkie add gold, bronze in women’s 10 km individual eventCBC Sports · Posted: Feb 04,Continue Reading