Canadian men defeat Thailand at wheelchair basketball worlds after opening loss

Regina's Nikola Goncin looks for an open teammate during men's action at the wheelchair basketball world championships on Sunday. (Submitted by Wheelchair Basketball Canada - image credit)The Canadian men's team cruised to an 83-55 victory over Thailand on Sunday to improve to 1-1 in Group B play of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) world championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Fresh off a 65-52 loss against Germany on Saturday, Canada was hoping to carry over a stronger performance from the second half. Scroll to continue with content Ad ADVERTISEMENTIt started quickly, jumping out to an 18-14 lead, but a subsequent 7-0 run by Thailand flipped the script heading into the second quarter. We had to win that game," Goncin, who added a team-high eight rebounds and five assists, told Wheelchair Basketball Canada.