August 11, 2025 - 8:38 PM
BOGOTÁ — Canada's women's wheelchair basketball team has earned a quarterfinal game with Mexico following a convincing 62-31 win over host Colombia on Monday night at the IWBF Americas Cup.
Canada finished Group B play with a 2-1 record — second behind Brazil.
The Americas Cup is a qualification tournament for the 2026 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships, which will be played from Sept. 9 to 19 in Ottawa.
Arinn Young of Legal, Alta., and Élodie Tessier of Saint-Germain de Grantham, Que., powered Team Canada on Monday against Colombia.
Young had a game-high 34 points, six rebounds, and four assists, while Tessier added 15 points, five assists and five rebounds.
Canada shot 29-for-53 from the field and converted 19 points off Colombian turnovers, while holding the hosts to just 21 per cent shooting.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 11, 2025.
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