Team Canada wheelchair basketball team veteran Joey Johnson, of Lorette, has once again been selected to represent Canada, this time at the 2011 Parapan American Games Nov. 12-20, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Of the 12 selected, Johnson is among 10 who were members of the team that won a silver medal at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, China. The Parapan American Games double as Canada’s opportunity to qualify
for the 2012 London Paralympics, were the team is shooting for a fourth
consecutive podium finish.
"Our quest for another gold medal finish begins anew," said Team
Canada head coach Jerry Tonello in a prepared release. The team was
selected following completion of a recent week-long camp in Toronto.
Canada won back-to-back Paralympic gold medals in 2000 and 2004, and
have reached the podium at five of the last six consecutive World
Championships dating back to 1990.
Source: Winnipeg Free Press - http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/breakingnews/Manitoba-athlete-makes-national-wheelchair-basketball-team-114955469.html