
2011 IWRF America Zone Championships - Bogotá, Colombia - hosted by the Arcangeles Foundation
Teams from six countries (ARG - BRA - CAN - COL - MEX - USA) will be competing for one of two available qualification spots for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. The first Zonal Championships for the Americas was held in 2009 in Buenos Aires, ARG, which qualified three teams (1st USA - 2nd CAN - 3rd ARG) for the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships which were held in Vancouver. This time, Canada is sending a 12-member team of both veteran and newer players, ranging from 3x World Championship MVP Garett Hickling and National Team Co-Captain David Willsie, who are in their 40s, to young 17 year old Zak Madell from Okotoks, Alberta.
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Sep 13, 2011