Joel Ewert’s first Paralympics has come to a close.
Canada’s wheelchair rugby team finished sixth, losing their final game to France 53-50.
Canada found themselves playing for fifth after going 1-2 in the preliminary round.
Canada started the preliminaries with a 51-48 loss to the United States on Thursday.
After a 54-47 victory over Germany on Friday, Canada closed the preliminaries with a 50-46 loss to Japan on Saturday.
Canada picked up a 56-46 victory over Denmark yesterday to clinch their opportunity to play for fifth.
Ewert put four tries on the board for Canada throughout the tournament.
A full list of Wheelchair Rugby scores can be found here.
Tournaments for Northern BC’s other Paralympians are winding down.
Bo Hedges of Fort St. John and Canada’s Men’s Wheelchair Basketball team wrapped up their preliminaries with a 68-52 win over Germany today.
Canada finishes the preliminaries with a 2-1 record.
A full list of Men’s Wheelchair Basketball scores can be found here.
In Women’s Wheelchair Basketball, Former UNBC Timberwolve Kady Dandenau and Canada finished their preliminary round yesterday with an 81-49 schneidering of Spain.
They finished 2-1, and will learn their quarterfinal opponent today.
A full list of women’s Wheelchair Basketball scores can be found here.
In Women’s Sitting Volleyball, Canada, featuring Jennifer McCreesh of Smithers, finished their preliminary with a 3-0 win over Rwanda today.
Canada finished 2-1 in the preliminaries.
A full list of women’s sitting volleyball scores can be found here.
Additionally, Nicholas Bennett of Parksville, BC claimed Canada’s first gold medal of the games today in the men’s 100-metre breast stroke.
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