Canada will face Colombia for gold in women’s 3×3 action on Wednesday

OTTAWA, ONT. – Team Canada is through to the gold medal game in women’s 3×3 competition at the 2025 Youth Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

Canada will take on Colombia for gold on Wednesday at 6:05 p.m. EST.

“Our game plan was focused on fast transition,” explained Rosie Long. “I think we really stuck to that for a lot of the game, and it went really well.

“We are so hyped for the gold medal match tomorrow.”

On Tuesday, Canada closed out round-robin play with a dominant 16-3 win over Brazil before meeting the same opponent in the semifinals.

“The first game, we were in our heads a little bit,” Long said. “I think we were overthinking it a bit too much because we have a lot of confidence in ourselves.”

With a spot in the final on the line, Canada delivered another strong performance, earning a 17-1 victory to secure their place in Wednesday’s championship game.

“In the second game, we regrouped, really came together, and discussed our game plan,” Long added. “I think we executed it really well.”

Canada topped host Chile in men’s 5-on-5 action Tuesday morning

Team Canada capped off a commanding performance with a 78-14 win over host Chile in men’s 5-on-5 play Tuesday morning at the 2025 Youth Parapan American Games.

Ibrahim Odza led the way with a game-high 19 points, 10 assists and five rebounds, while Brandon Louie added 17 points and seven rebounds in a strong two-way effort. Nasif Chowdhury chipped in a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double.

Team Canada displayed its depth with the bench outscoring Chile 23-0, led by 10 points from Simon Mazi-Keep.

On the defensive end, Canada smothered Chile’s attack, forcing 29 turnovers and converting them into 36 points. Team Canada also dominated the interior with a 58-6 edge in points in the paint and limited Chile to just 14 per cent shooting in the victory.

“The game plan was to play the basics,” said Judah Websdale. “Play high line, make sure everyone is on the same page and make good passes, clean passes.”

Websdale added his first international points in Tuesday’s victory and added an assist and a rebound.

“It feels pretty good,” he said. “I want to make more buckets.”

Team Canada took a commanding 38-6 lead over host Chile at halftime.

Led by Chowdhury’s 13 points and 10 rebounds, Canada outscored Chile 13-4 in the second quarter, extending its advantage with pressure on both ends of the floor. Mazi-Keep added eight points on 4-of-6 shooting, off the bench.

Canada’s defence forced 15 Chilean turnovers and outscored the host nation in the paint with a 28-2 advantage.

Canada came out firing to open against Chile, dominating both ends of the floor en route to a commanding 25–2 lead after the first quarter.

Chowdhury set the tone early with 10 points and four rebounds, while Odza added seven points and seven assists as Canada’s offence clicked from the outset, opening with a 24-0 run.

Team Canada shot 42 per cent from the field and capitalized on Chile’s turnovers, converting them into 20 of their 25 points in the frame. Louie chipped in four, helping Canada control the paint and outscore Chile 18–2 inside.

Defensively, Canada’s pressure held Chile to just one field goal on five attempts.

Full stats from Tuesday’s game against Chile can be found here.

Canada wraps up men’s round-robin action against Argentina on Wednesday at 3 p.m. EST.

“Argentina has a couple of National Team players – some of them are on the Senior Men’s National Team. They’re a good team, they can push,” Websdale said. “I think we’ll do well if we play the basics again.”

Approximately 3,800 athletes, aged 12 to 23, from 20 countries, are competing in 12 sports at the 2025 Youth Parapan American Games.

The 2025 Games are the sixth edition of the event, which was first held in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, in 2005. Subsequent editions took place in Bogotá (2009), Buenos Aires (2013), and Bogotá (2023), following the postponement of the 2021 Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The complete schedule and results from the 2025 Youth Parapan American Games can be found here.