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Articles by Jaden Lewis
Canadian men’s WCB advance to quarter final after victory over Colombia
After beginning the Paralympics with three losses on the bounce, the Canadian men’s wheelchair basketball team squeezed through to the quarter-finals with an impressive 63-52 win against Colombia.
Solid defence leads to impressive WCB victory for Canada over Japan
The Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team was in great form Friday morning as it breezed past Japan 61-35 in a dominating performance on the court.
Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball prepares to face Japan
The Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team looks to build on a dominating opening win with what may be a slightly tougher match-up against Japan, who have already won their opening two games.
Patrick Anderson pulls positives from lockdown in hunt for Paralympic glory
Wheelchair basketball star Patrick Anderson has discovered some positives while the pandemic has played havoc with preparations for the Tokyo Paralympics. The inability to train in person has forced the Canadian national side to focus…
Coach Feriani feels effects of pandemic as Team Canada prepares for Tokyo
Veteran coach Matteo Feriani believes the amateur sport that is wheelchair basketball has taken a bigger hit than professional sports during the pandemic. Team Canada has not trained together in months and the lack of…
Wheelchair basketball teams stayed mentally and physically focussed in pandemic shutdown
Adaptation is not an unfamiliar concept to elite athletes, so when the pandemic began to affect Paralympians representing Team Canada, they did what they always do. They took it in stride.