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Canadian women improve to 3-0 at wheelchair basketball worlds in Ottawa with win over China

Canada's women's wheelchair basketball team improved to 3-0 in the preliminary round at the world championships in Ottawa with a 66-62 win over China on Saturday at TD Place.

Canadian women improve to 3-0 at wheelchair basketball worlds in Ottawa with win over China

Canada defeated China 66-62 in the women's wheelchair basketball championship held in Ottawa on Saturday. Arinn Young and Kady Dandeau were instrumental in Canada's victory, with Young scoring a two-pointer with 1:10 left to play and Dandeau adding 37 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, and a steal. Suiling Lin led China with 19 points, 12 assists, and seven rebounds. Canada is now undefeated in Group A, while China is 1-2. The Canadian men's team had the day off due to visa issues preventing Iran from participating.

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