BOGOTÁ - Canada's women's wheelchair basketball team has earned a quarterfinal game with Mexico following a convincing 62-31 win over host Colombia on Monday night at the IWBF Americas Cup.

Canada finished Group B play with a 2-1 record — second behind Brazil.

The Americas Cup is a qualification tournament for the 2026 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships, which will be played from Sept. 9 to 19 in Ottawa.

Arinn Young of Legal, Alta., and Élodie Tessier of Saint-Germain de Grantham, Que., powered Team Canada on Monday against Colombia.

Young had a game-high 34 points, six rebounds, and four assists, while Tessier added 15 points, five assists and five rebounds.

Canada shot 29-for-53 from the field and converted 19 points off Colombian turnovers, while holding the hosts to ju

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