Canada's wheelchair rugby team tops Australia in Canada Cup opener
Canada beat Australia 58-54 at the Wheelchair Rugby Canada Cup in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday. The Canadians next play the United States at 8 p.m. ET.
![Canada's wheelchair rugby team tops Australia in Canada Cup opener](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7153655.1717714563!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/madell-zak-canada-wheelchair-rugby-1180.jpg)
![Zak Madell, pictured, and his Canadian teammates clinched a spot for the Paris Paralympics this August with a 58-41 semifinal victory over Germany on Saturday at a world wheelchair rugby qualification tournament in Trentham, New Zealand. A Canadian men's wheelchair rugby player, wearing a red tank top with a white Maple Leaf and number, is hunched over in his wheelchair while holding onto the ball with both hands during a training session.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7153655.1717714563!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/madell-zak-canada-wheelchair-rugby-1180.jpg)
Canada beat Australia 58-54 at the Wheelchair Rugby Canada Cup in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday. The Canadians next play the United States at 8 p.m. ET.