- Five more medals at the pool
- Rob Shaw advances to gold medal game in quad event in wheelchair tennis singles
- Bronze for volleyball teams
LIMA , Peru, Aug. 28, 2019 / CNW / – The Canadian Parapan Am Team has added seven more medals (one gold, two silver, and four bronze) to its crop at the Parapanamerican Games in Lima 2019 on Wednesday. is assured of another tomorrow thanks to a win in the semifinals of wheelchair tennis. Canada’s record is now 34 medals.
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TABLE OF MEDALS: |
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Gold – 10 |
Money – 14 |
Bronze – 10 |
TOTAL – 34 |
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY
Canada secured its first wheelchair tennis medal at a multi-sport Games with Rob Shaw’s victory over American Bryan Barten . He dominated the 40-minute game to win 6-1, 6-0 in the semifinal of the quad category. The Canadian is second in the standings in Lima and his opponent in the final will be the favorite, the American David Wagner , second racket in the world. He defeated Canadian Mitch McIntyre 6-2, 6-0 in the semifinal. This is the first time that the quad category has been on the Parapan Am program and Canada will play for gold and bronze. Mitch McIntyrewill be back on the field on Thursday and Rob Shaw’s final duel will be played on Friday.
“I am very happy to be here and to represent Canada in the final. It’s phenomenal and I do not think any Canadian has ever won a medal in singles at multi-sport games, whether it’s standing or in a wheelchair, and it’s great to be able to put it on our resume. ”
– Rob Shaw
The Canadian men’s and women’s seated voleyball teams are once again bronze medal winners at the Parapanamerican Games after successfully defending their title acquired four years ago. The Canadians cleared Colombia to finish third for the third time in a row at the Parapanamerican Games. The Canadians also cleared their Peruvian opponents 3-0 in front of their dynamic supporters to carve a place on the podium. The bronze medal is not enough for the Tokyo 2020 Games, but both teams will have the chance to qualify by participating in a tournament next spring.
“It’s an amazing feeling and because it’s my first international competition, I was excited and stressed. It’s great to win the bronze medal match. Before today’s game, we knew that Colombia were going to fight to the end and we have already played a super tight game in five sets. They never gave up and played a fantastic match. Congratulations to them. In the end, we wanted to go home with the bronze and win. ”
– Bryce Foster , men’s volleyball team
“Playing a bronze medal match is always exciting. This is not the first time at the Parapan Am Games, and we are always happy to play for a medal. Getting the bronze today is very great for our country. We would have liked to play for the gold medal, but the bronze is very good too. We know what we have to work on and we managed to do it a little today and work on our tactics. Being on the ground is an extraordinary feeling. For the team, the next step is to qualify for Tokyo 2020 and we still have a chance to do so. It means a lot of training and work, but we hope to get our ticket in seven months. ”
– Danielle Ellis , women’s volleyball team
Para swimmers from Canada had another successful day with five medalists from next generation athletes. Angela Marina was the first to hit the wall of the 100m S14 butterfly to get her second gold medal of the Games. Emma Grace Van Dyk climbed onto the podium for the first time at the Lima Games , winning bronze in the same event.
Krystal Shaw added another medal to his silver medal collection at the S7 50 freestyle this time, rallying in 40.80 seconds. Arianna Hunsicker won a third bronze medal, finishing third in the S10 50 freestyle after opening the valves in the final 25 meters to stop the clock at 30.13 seconds. The final medal of the evening went to Nicholas Bennett, who won silver in the S14 100m butterfly, scoring a Canadian record of 1: 01.58 to complete his collection which already includes two gold medals.
“I would like a higher result, but all the medals are good. Just getting on the podium is fantastic. My goal was to go under 30 seconds. I did not succeed, but I’m almost there. Next time, I hope. ”
– Arianna Hunsicker
In wheelchair basketball, Canada did a pretty good job in their semi-final match, triumphing 78-31 over the Peruvian hosts in the quarterfinals in a game where the leaders were never worried. Canada’s top scorers are Deion Green (14), Colin Higgins (13) and Blaise Mutware (10). On Friday, the Canadians and Colombia will compete for a place in the gold medal final.
Canada advance to the men’s semifinal with a 6-3 victory over Argentina on Wednesday. Blair Nesbitt scored five of the Maple Leaf’s six goals. The women’s team won 14-4 over Mexico and is 3-1 with a preliminary game to play.
Canada had a quiet evening at the para-athletics stadium. It was Madison Wilson-Walker who gave him his best result, a fourth place in the 100m T64. Alister McQueen was fifth in the men’s F64 javelin and Ben Brown, ninth in the men’s 1500m T54.
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SOURCE Canadian Paralympic Committee (Sponsorships)
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