Paralympics

Canada's women's wheelchair basketball team opens Americas Cup with win over Brazil

Kady Dandeneau scored a game-high 36 points to lead the Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team to an 85-39 victory over Brazil on Wednesday at the Americas Cup.

Canadian men begin competition with defeat to Brazil

A woman with blond hair wearing a black-and-red sports uniform sits in a wheelchair holding a basketball in her left hand.
Kady Dandeneau's game-high 36 points led the Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team to an 85-39 win over Brazil on Wednesday in their Americas Cup opener. (@wheelchairbasketballcanada/Instagram )

Kady Dandeneau scored a game-high 36 points to lead the Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team to an 85-39 victory over Brazil on Wednesday at the Americas Cup.

Arinn Young added 25 points and seven rebounds off the bench. Cindy Ouellet chipped in with 14 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds.

"We just wanted to come out real hard and show how Canada plays," Dandeneau said.

In men's play, Canada dropped a 66-52 decision to Brazil.

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