sa国际传媒's wheelchair rugby team is getting tired of being on the wrong end of exciting, down-to-the-wire games at the sa国际传媒 Cup.
sa国际传媒 lost 44-42 to defending champion sa国际传媒 Cup Japan on Saturday morning, then lost 52-51 to reigning Paralympic champions Great Britain in the evening match at Richmond Olympic Oval.
Fifth-ranked sa国际传媒, preparing for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, opened the six-team international tournament on Thursday morning with a 58-54 win over reigning world champion Australia. Later that evening the hosts lost 53-51 to the top ranked United States Eagles.
On Friday, sa国际传媒 dropped a 53-46 decision to two-time European champion France, then dropped two more close games on Saturday.
The medal games, including the gold final, will be played Sunday.
THROW-INS: France squeaked past Great Britain 46-45 on Saturday, then Great Britain bounced back in the later game to clip the U.S. 57-55.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 8, 2024.
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