Collin Cameron of Canada, Emily Young of Canada, Mark Arendz of Canada and Natalie Wilkie of Canada celebrate winning the bronze medal.ISSEI KATO/Reuters
Canada captured bronze in the cross-country mixed relay at the Beijing Paralympics on Sunday.
The Canadians crossed the finish line third in the 4x2.5-kilometre race in 27 minutes 0.6 seconds.
They were 1:01.3 behind the gold-medal winning Americans. China was second.
What a finish 🤩 #TeamCanada moves into 3️⃣rd position in the 4x2.5km mixed relay @NordiqCanada pic.twitter.com/Vvgs4AsPZe
— Canadian Paralympic Committee (@CDNParalympics) March 13, 2022
The bronze was the 24th Paralympic medal for Canada in Beijing.
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Canada’s team was made up of Collin Cameron, Emily Young, Mark Arendz and Natalie Wilkie.
It was the fourth medal of the Beijing Paralympics for the 32-year-old Arendz of Hartsville, P.E.I., who won gold, silver and bronze in biathlon, and for Wilkie, a 21-year-old from Salmon Arm, B.C., who already had two gold and one silver.
It was the third bronze for Cameron of Bracebridge, Ont., and the first medal for Young.