November 21, 2023

Photo Credit: Dave Holland/Canadian Paralympic Committee

Canada holds it place in medal standings, sitting in eighth with 14 medals, three of which are gold. 

Nik Goncin and Garrett Ostepchuk, Men’s Wheelchair Basketball 

On Monday, Goncin and Ostepchuk joined Team Canada for another win in the final preliminary game against Argentina, winning 56-49.

The Canadian squad has qualified for quarterfinals on Wednesday with their opponent yet to be announced.

Mitch McIntyre, Wheelchair Tennis – Quad Singles & Doubles

Mitch McIntyre, an Esterhazy local, competed in two matches on Tuesday and concluded his time in Santiago.

In his first game of the day, McIntyre lost 0-2 (3-6, 2-6) in the quad singles quarterfinal against Chile’s Francisco Cayulef. He later competed in the quad doubles quarterfinal with partner Robert Shaw, and was edged to a 1-2 (3-6, 6-3, 10-2) loss.

McIntyre finished fifth in quad singles and in quad doubles.

Myriam Soliman, Para Swimming

Myriam Soliman swam for the third time Tuesday morning, placing sixth.

In the women’s 100-metre backstroke S7, Soliman finished with a 1:44.60 time. She is set to compete twice on Wednesday.

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