Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos nearly retired after the Beijing Paralympics, but the pull of a medal proved too strong. “I didn’t really ever think (nine medals) would be possible,” Lakatos said, in the car ride back to the athletes village on Sunday. “And I’m really proud that I’ve been able to PB (set personal best times) most years of my career … be able to keep PB’ing at 41, I think that’s good. “I’m really happy. The Canadian men’s wheelchair basketball team picked up its first win of the tournament Sunday, a 74-64 win over South Korea.

Source: thestar August 29, 2021 11:28 UTC