MARCH 16, 2019: SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEAM CANADA DAILY UPDATE

HIGHLIGHTS:

Ontario Powerlifter Josée Seguin lifted her Personal Best in the deadlift (300 pounds), earning a gold medal overall.
Philip Bialk won all three games on the bocce court.
10-pin bowlers, track athletes and swimmers brought home more hardware.
Bocce player Neil MacDonald dominated over U.S.A. with a 10-1 win, then lost 6-4 against Saudi Arabia.
SO Team Canada basketball players faced fierce competition with Team Israel and lost 26-4
Tough loss for SO Team Canada on the soccer field: 2-1 against St. Lucia (with the final goal scored in the last minute) - but the team is strong and ready to rally for its next game Monday.

Sara Jane Daigle, Swimming: Gold, 50-metre freestyle
Genevieve Verge, Swimming: 2 Gold, 50-metre freestyle, 25-metre butterfly
Gordon Michie, Swimming: Gold, 50-metre freestyle
Julia Longo, Swimming: Bronze, 100-metre individual medley
Eva Bell, Athletics: Silver, 200-metre
Kristina Richards, Athletics: Bronze, 200-metre
Peter Hynes, Athletics: Bronze, javelin
Ariana Phillips, Athletics: Bronze, 200-metre
Audrey Vincent, Athletics: Bronze, 1500-metre
April Armstrong, Athletics: Bronze, javelin
Kristy Alford, Athletics: Gold, Javelin
Desiree Allen, Athletics: Silver, 1500-metre
Josée Seguin, Powerlifting: Gold overall, gold Deadlift, gold bench press, silver squat.
10-pin bowling: Gold and silver in team event

Swimmers compete in the 200-metre freestyle, 50-metre breast stroke and 1,500-metre freestyle in Dubai.
Bowlers compete in the singles event at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. GST
Athletics competes in the 200-metre, 1500-metre, high jump, shot put and pentathalon events.
Basketball vs. U.S.A. at 2:20 p.m. GST
All four bocce players compete at 11:40 a.m., 12:20 p.m., 3:20 p.m. and 5:20 p.m.
Timmins Powerlifters Andre Goulet and Paul Perrault compete in the squat, bench press and deadlift at 11 a.m.
SO Team Canada golfers hit the course for their first competition day from 9:50 a.m. to 12:40 p.m.
Rhythmic gymnasts begin divisioning rounds.