Caldwell named to wheelchair rugby team

Cavan’s Cody Caldwell was officially named to Canada’s wheelchair rugby roster for the 2021 Tokyo Paralympic Games. The roster was unveiled on Wednesday with Caldwell named to his second Paralympic Games. Led by co-captains Patrice Dagenais and Trevor Hirschfield, the squad boasts an experienced roster with Caldwell among nine players returning from previous Games. Currently ranked No. 5 in the world, Canada is coming off a silver medal performance at the Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games. Canada finished sixth at the 2018 world championships and fourth at the Rio 2016 Paralympics. Canada will open its Tokyo campaign on Aug. 25 versus Great Britain. Sitting in Group B for round-robin play, the Canadians will also take on USA (Aug. 26) and New Zealand (Aug. 27). The semifinals and classification matches will be contested on Aug. 28 and 29.