The Canadian womensa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s sitting volleyball team has earned a bronze medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris.
Itsa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s the first Paralympic medal in a team sport for Canada since the mensa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s wheelchair basketball team won gold in London in 2012.
The Canadian women swept Brazil 3-0 to reach the podium and gained a measure of revenge from Tokyosa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s Paralympics three years ago.
Canada lost the bronze-medal game to Brazil in Tokyo.
The Canadian women also lost 3-1 to the Brazilians in pool play in Paris.
Canadasa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s mensa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s wheelchair basketball team fell 75-62 to Germany in the bronze-medal game in Paris.
The Canadian Press