PARIS — Canada won its first Paralympic medal in women's sitting volleyball and ended the country's team sport podium drought Saturday. The women's volleyball team swept Brazil 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-18) to take the bronze medal at North Paris Arena.
PARIS — Canada won its first Paralympic medal in women's sitting volleyball and ended the country's team sport podium drought Saturday.The women were the first Canadian side to claim a Paralympic medal in a team sport since the men's wheelchair basketball team won gold in London in 2012.
"It's been years and years and years in the making, our third Paralympic Games, and we knew we wanted to be there."
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