(OTTAWA, ONT.) – Wheelchair Basketball Canada announced that 12 athletes will participate in a training camp in Ottawa from June 17-29.

In addition to on-court practices and off-court activities, Canada will host Germany for four exhibition games as preparation continues for selecting the Senior Women’s National Team roster for the 2024 Paralympic Games (August 28-Sept. 8).

“The two-week camp will allow our athletes to build team chemistry on and off the court as we prepare for the Paralympic Games,” said Jeff Dunbrack, Wheelchair Basketball Canada High Performance Director. “The four games against Germany will assist our athletes with the needed reps in preparation for Paris.”

The 12 athletes participating are:

Arinn Young (Legal, Alta.)
Cindy Ouellet (Quebec City, Que.)
Élodie Tessier (Saint-Germain de Grantham, Que.)
Kady Dandeneau (Pender Island, B.C.)
Melanie Hawtin (Oakville, Ont.)
Rosalie Lalonde (Saint-Clet, Que.)
Sofia Fassi-Fehri (Montreal, Que.)
Tara Llanes (North Vancouver, B.C.)
Tamara Steeves (Mississauga, Ont.)
Puisand Lai (Toronto, Ont.)
Bethany Johnson (Winnipeg, Man.)
Desiree Isaac-Pictou (Eel River Bar First Nation, N.B.)

Coaches

Michèle Sung (Milgrove, Ont.) – Head coach
Dylan Carter (Toronto, Ont.) – Assistant Coach

Additional Support Staff

Paul Murata (Toronto, Ont.) – Senior Women’s Athletic Therapist
Colby Hathaway (Four Falls, N.B.) – Strength and Conditioning Coach
Lindsay Berard (Winnipeg, Man.) – Mental Health Lead
Jeff Dunbrack (Halifax, N.S.) – High Performance Director
Hailey Roll (Mississauga, Ont.) – High Performance Coordinator
Kathleen O’Nyon (Ottawa, Ont.) – Coordinator, Memberships

About Wheelchair Basketball Canada

Wheelchair Basketball Canada is the national sports governing body responsible for the organization of the sport in Canada. It is a non-profit, charitable organization committed to excellence in developing, supporting, and promoting wheelchair basketball programs and services from grassroots to high performance for all Canadians. Wheelchair basketball is a fast-paced, hard-hitting, competitive sport in which Canada is held in high esteem worldwide for winning a combined six gold, one silver, and one bronze medal in the last seven Paralympic Games. For more information, please visit wheelchairbasketball.ca.

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For more information, please contact:

Dhiren Mahiban
Communications & Digital Media Manager
Wheelchair Basketball Canada
C: 416-574-6682
dmahiban@wheelchairbasketball.ca