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Patrick Anderson is heading home after his sixth – and final – Paralympic Games.
The 45-year-old wheelchair basketball player from Fergus, Ont. has been competing with the Senior Men’s National Team in Paris, France.
The Canadians were hoping for another medal after getting gold at the Paralympic Games in 2000, 2004 and 2012, as well as the silver medal in 2008. The team placed 11th in 2016 and 8th in 2020.
However, it wasn’t meant to be.
Team Canada fell to Germany in the bronze medal game on Saturday.
The final score was 75-62.
Anderson was the top player with a team high of 31 points, 11 rebounds and four assists.
“A bronze medal would’ve been the perfect ending to this run – not just this couple of weeks, but for me, coming back in 2017 and all of the ups and downs, but that’s not how life works,” he said in a media release from Wheelchair Basketball Canada. “I’m still …
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