Historic bronze for Kozun, Canadian Sitting Volleyball
The Canadian women’s sitting volleyball team, featuring Melfort’s Julie Kozun, concluded their time in Paris with a historic 3-0 victory over Brazil to claim Canada’s first medal in the sport, a bronze.
For the second time at the Paralympic Games, Canada faced Brazil after losing to them in round robin play. In the battle for bronze, Canada brought the heat and took the first set 25-15 as well as the second 25-18.
In the third set, Brazil was able to tie the score on a few occasions, but in the end, Canada took the set 25-18 and the game.
Kozun tallied five points in the match.
Newkirk shines in bronze
Shelby Newkirk, who hails from Saskatoon, swam to claim a bronze medal in the women’s S6 100-metre backstroke with a time of 1:22.24 seconds
Earlier in the morning, Newkirk finished third in the S6 100-m backstroke heat with a time of 1:24.72 and qualified for finals.
Canada finishes fourth
For Canada’s final day on the wheelchair basketball court, Regina duo Nik Gocin and Garrett Ostepchuk joined the men’s team for the bronze medal game against Germany.
Ostepchuk put Canada on the scoreboard early in the first quarter, with Canada closing the first half leading 35-27. By the end of the third quarter, Germany caught up to a one-point difference, before officially taking the lead early in the last quarter.
Canda was unable to make up the difference before the clock ran out and Germany took the 75-62 win.
Patrick Anderson led the Canadians with 31 points, while Goncin added 10 points and Ostepchuk scored four.
Ouellette’s final swim
Saskatoon’s Hannah Ouellette had her final competition in the swimming lanes for the women’s SM5 200-m individual medley heat, where she finished in 10th place with a time of 4:29.42 seconds.
Olympic Notes: On the Para athletics track it was a gold medal performance for Austin Smeenk in the men’s T34 800-m race…Brianna Hennessy secured silver in the women’s 200-m VL2 Va’a singles Para canoe event…Nate Richie won silver in the men’s T38 1500-m race…Julie Kozun and the women’s sitting volleyball team earned bronze…in the pool, Danielle Dorris finished top of the podium for gold in the women’s 50-m butterfly…Shelby Newkirk claimed bronze in the women’s S6 100-m backstroke…Canada’s medal count: 29 (10 Gold, 9 Silver, 10 Bronze).