Parapan Am Games: Latest news from Saskatchewan athletes
Basketball teams advance to next round
Regina's Nik Goncin continues to make a major impact at the 2015 Parapan Am Games.
Goncin and the Canadian men's wheelchair basketball team are one step away from competing for gold in Toronto. Canada beat Puerto Rico 73-34 in Wednesday's quarter-final.
"We always say, 'Don't think about the next game, always think about the game at hand,' but I think we did that a bit too much and that is why we came out slower than usual," Goncin told Wheelchair Basketball Canada.
LIVE on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Periscope?src=hash">#Periscope</a>: Chatting with Nik Goncin <a href="https://twitter.com/goncin">@Goncin</a> of men's <a href="https://twitter.com/WCBballCanada">@wcbballcanada</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcparapanam?src=hash">#cbcparapanam</a> <a href="https://t.co/n4bHcQGU0S">https://t.co/n4bHcQGU0S</a>
—@cbcsportsGoncin, 23, finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and three assists in the win.
Canada will now take on Brazil in the semifinal on Friday, Aug. 14 at 10:45 a.m. CST.
Erica Gavel of Prince Albert has advanced to the gold medal round with the rest of the women's wheelchair basketball team after they beat Argentina. The match will be Friday at 6:45 p.m. CST.
Dupont wins silver and bronze
Saskatoon's Ilana Dupont raced her way to two medals today.
Dupont picked up a silver medal in the women's 100-metre T53 final. She also won a bronze medal in the women's 800-metre T53 final this afternoon.
The 29-year-old also finished second in the women's 400-metre T53 semifinal. The final will be held on Friday, Aug. 14 at 5:45 p.m.
Morgan Bird, Samantha Ryan advance to finals
Regina swimmer Morgan Bird has won three medals this week, including two gold medals.
This afternoon Bird won silver in the women's 100-metre freestyle S8.
Saskatoon's Samantha Ryan finished seventh in the women's 200-metre individual medley SM10 final.
Ryan, 16, already has a silver medal at the Parapan Am Games and finished eighth in the women's 100-metre backstroke today.
Dave Marchand headed to semifinals
Canada's men's sitting volleyball team, which includes Rosthern's Dave Marchand, will play Colombia for the bronze medal on Friday at 9:00 a.m. CST.
Saskatchewan was also represented in cycling.
Saskatoon's Shawna Ryan, won a bronze in the Mixed Time Trial B Finals
Friday, Aug. 14
Swimming
- Women's 100-metre Freestyle S10 at 7:16 a.m. (Samantha Ryan, Saskatoon)
- Women's 100-metre Freestyle S10 at 3:30 p.m. (TBA)
Athletics
- Final: Women's 400-metre T53 at 5:45 p.m. (Ilana Dupont, Saskatoon)
Men's wheelchair basketball
- Semifinal: Canada vs Brazil 10:45 a.m. (Nik Goncin, Regina)