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Home court, high hopes as Canada chases wheelchair basketball gold
Canada’s women seek a second home-soil gold and the men chase their first world title since 2006 as the tournament opens.
- Starting Wednesday, Ottawa hosts the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships, marking the first time Canada has held the men's and women's tournaments simultaneously as both national teams pursue gold.
- Canadian teams seek to end championship droughts, as the world championships provide rare home-soil opportunities; Canada last captured gold in Toronto in 2014, while the men chase their first world title since 2006.
- Veteran Arinn Young, who played on the 2014 gold-medal team, noted the rarity of home-court play, while teammate Kady Dandeneau said, "Coming out to be aggressors, like to really set the tone."
- Visa issues forced Iran to withdraw from the men's tournament over the weekend, resulting in automatic forfeits for scheduled matches against Canada, Morocco, and Germany.
- Seventeen countries are represented by 15 men's teams and 12 women's teams. Canadian head coach Matteo Feriani expects intense physicality, stating, "When you play internationally, the competition is very intense.
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