Canada's Doug Learoyd, centre, reaches to dig the ball during sitting volleyball semifinal action against The United States of America at the 2015 Parapan Am Games in Toronto on Thursday, August 13, 2015. Canada lost to USA 1-3. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Canada’s women’s and men’s teams pick up wins at sitting volleyball worlds
Jul 12, 2026 | 12:13 PM
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HANGZHOU — Canada’s women improved to 2-0 while the men picked up their first win Sunday at the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships.
The women swept Slovenia 3-0 with set scores of 25-21, 25-15, and 29-27.
Julia Chisholm and Kerrie Buchberger each had a game-high 14 points, while Allison Lang added 13 for the Canadians, who will next face Japan.
The men improved to 1-1 with a 3-2 victory over Thailand. Set scores were 24-26, 25-18, 25-17, 23-25, and 16-14.
