Canada’s wheelchair rugby team found out quickly in 2012 that they had a star on their hands.
That star’s name was Zak Madell, who at the time was 18 years old and had only played a year and a half of competitive wheelchair rugby.
The wheelchair rugby tournament has come to an end, and one major takeaway is continued improvement outside the top-ranked teams.
Today, we look at Benoit Huot and Aurelie Rivard’s continued dominance in the water, a tight game of “Murderball” between Canada and Great Britain, and we feature Renee Foessel as she gets set chase discus gold.
Canada’s wheelchair rugby team has a chance to go 3-0 in the pool phase if they can play their game like they did on Thursday against Great Britain.
Zak Madell, Canada’s leading scorer, is confident in winning the group if they repeat their performance on Friday.
Despite a troubled past, Mike Whitehead has great veteran presence in his fourth Paralympic appearance.
Today, we talk the tournament exit of men’s and women’s Wheelchair Basketball teams.