Month: August 2021
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Sitting volleyball ‘saved’ Burnaby Paralympian after double amputation 10 years ago
Aug 31, 2021 11:15 AM By: Cornelia Naylor https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/sitting-volleyball-saved-burnaby-paralympian-after-double-amputation-10-years-ago-4268764 When Burnaby’s Felicia Voss-Shafiq moved to the Lower Mainland from California in 2001, she took up volleyball in a rec league at work. She fell in love with the sport itself, she said, but there was more to it than that, too. “I was new to the city,…
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Langley’s Ellis gets 11 points as Canada downs Italy in Paralympics seated volleyball play
DAN FERGUSON Aug. 29, 2021 8:00 p.m. Up next, Japan, where a win would mean playing in the finals Langley’s Danielle Ellis scored 11 points as Canada defeated Italy 3-1 (25-16, 25-14, 15-25, 25-18) to even their record at 1-1 in sitting volleyball. Sunday’s victory was Canada’s first win in women’s sitting volleyball, after a close five-set…