Canada wins bronze in cross-country mixed relay at Beijing Paralympics

By: The Canadian Press Posted: 9:09 PM CST Saturday, Mar. 12, 2022

ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Canada captured bronze in the cross-country mixed relay at the Beijing Paralympics on Sunday.

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ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Canada captured bronze in the cross-country mixed relay at the Beijing Paralympics on Sunday.

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ZHANGJIAKOU, China – Canada captured bronze in the cross-country mixed relay at the Beijing Paralympics on Sunday.

The Canadians crossed the finish line third in the 4×2.5-kilometre race in 27 minutes 0.6 seconds.

They were 1:01.3 behind the gold-medal winning Americans. China was second.

The bronze was the 24th Paralympic medal for Canada in Beijing.

Canada’s team was made up of Collin Cameron, Emily Young, Mark Arendz and Natalie Wilkie.

It was the fourth medal of the Beijing Paralympics for the 32-year-old Arendz of Hartsville, P.E.I., who won gold, silver and bronze in biathlon, and for Wilkie, a 21-year-old from Salmon Arm, B.C., who already had two gold and one silver.

It was the third bronze for Cameron of Bracebridge, Ont., and the first medal for Young.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 12, 2022.