Canada wins first gold at 2025 Youth Parapan American Games

SANTIAGO, Chile – Canada capped off an outstanding week in Santiago with a 15–4 victory over Colombia in Wednesday’s women’s 3×3 final to claim the nation’s first gold at the 2025 Youth Parapan American Games.

With the win, Canada completed a perfect 7–0 run, averaging 15 points per game while holding opponents to just 2.2 points per contest.

Canada earned its place in the championship game following two wins over Brazil on Tuesday, including a commanding 17–1 semifinal performance.

The Canadian women’s 3×3 team members are:

Elise Froese of Victoria

Rosie Long of Oakville, Ont.

Kayla MacKinnon of Dartmouth, N.S.

Mercy Nyakundi of Hamilton, Ont.

The Games got underway last Friday in the Chilean capital and continue through to November 9. Canada has fielded a 38-member team in five sports: Para table tennis, wheelchair basketball, goalball, boccia and Para swimming.

Canada’s medal count now stands at one gold, one silver and two bronze.

Canada closed out men’s round robin play with win over Argentina

In men’s 5×5 wheelchair basketball, Canada closed out round robin play with a 51–42 come-from-behind victory over Argentina on Wednesday.

Paced by a team-high 17 points, seven assists, and six rebounds from Ibrahim Odza, Canada overcame a sluggish start, outscoring Argentina 28-15 over the final two quarters to book a spot in Thursday’s semifinals against Brazil (5:30 p.m. EST). The match can be streamed live on the Americas Paralympic Committee YouTube page.

“Definitely not the start we wanted, and it was not what we had experienced all week,” said head coach Darrell Nordell. “We had to claw our way back with good defence and chip in baskets from different spots and athletes throughout the game.

“Looking ahead to the semifinals, we can’t let this game bother us.”

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Philpott completes preliminary round with 3-1 record

Joe Philpott of St. John’s. N.L., completed the preliminary round in the men’s BC1 boccia competition with a 3-1 record with two more wins on Wednesday at the Games.

Fatima Abderrahmane of Montreal booked herself a spot in the women’s BC3 semifinals with an extra round victory to complete the prelims at 1-1.

Carter Plumb of Brampton, Ont., is also 1-1 in men’s BC3 and Andrew Woodrow of St. John’s stands 1-0 in men’s BC 4.

The boccia competition continues Thursday and Para swimming starts Thursday.

Full results

Team Canada roster