Paralympic-bound Canada to face Australian men in final of wheelchair rugby qualifier
With a Paralympic berth secured, fifth-ranked Canada will attempt to win a men's world wheelchair rugby qualifying tournament on Sunday against No. 2 Australia in a 1:30 a.m. ET matchup in Trentham, New Zealand.
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![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/1.7153655.1711217938!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/madell-zak-canada-wheelchair-rugby-1180.jpg)
With a Paralympic berth secured, fifth-ranked Canada will attempt to win a men's world wheelchair rugby qualifying tournament on Sunday against No. 2 Australia in a 1:30 a.m. ET matchup in Trentham, New Zealand.