William Roussy silver leads Canada's 3-medal badminton effort to end Parapan Am Games

William Roussy continued to make gains at his second Parapan Am Games.

On the final day of competition, the native of Maria, Que., pushed defending Para badminton champion Pedro de Vinatea of Peru, combining long rallies and strong retrievals in a 65-minute match, the longest of the tournament in Santiago, Chile.

De Vinatea prevailed 11-21, 21-18, 21-15 in the men's singles SL3 final on Sunday, with the 20-year-old Roussy improving on a fourth-place finish from the 2019 Games in Lima.

"I was expecting we would have long exchanges, so I knew it was important to warm up really well," Roussy, who is ranked 12th in the world, told the Canadian Paralympic Committee.

"This result was a big step in my career. I hope at the [2027] Games [in Barranquilla, Colombia] I can win the gold."

The longest rally of Sunday's contest lasted a mind-boggling four minutes 20 seconds in the third set. Roussy and de Vinatea had a four-minute rally in the second and battle for just under three minutes in an opening-set rally.

Canada also picked up two bronze on the court Sunday and finishes these Games with four medals after Winnipeg's Olivia Meier earned women's singles SL4 bronze on Saturday.

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Two courts over from Roussy, Vancouver's Yuka Chokyu needed only 20 minutes to dispose of American Amy Burnett in straight sets by identical 21-5 scores.

"I'm proud to get the bronze medal," said the 56-year-old, a three-time Paralympian in wheelchair tennis and 2019 Parapan Am Games silver medallist in badminton.

"The level of the players compared to 2019 is going up, every country is working hard, and we are going to have to keep up."

Canada's Yuka Chokyu claiming her BRONZE