Canada’s Katelyn Wright (14) sends the ball over the net in a women’s third-place match against China at the Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Hangzhou, China on Friday, July 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — World ParaVolley (Mandatory Credit)
By The Canadian Press
Jul 17, 2026 | 8:05 AM
HANGZHOU — Canada missed a chance to clinch a berth in the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics after falling 3-0 to host China in a third-place match Friday at the 2026 World Sitting Volleyball Championships.
China won convincingly over the second-ranked Canadians by set scores of 25-13, 25-15 and 25-14.
Captain Heidi Peters had 14 points, but no other Canadian had more than five.
Zhang Lijun had a game-high 18 points for China, while Zhang Xufei added 16.