After yesterday’s historic win in the semi-finals against the USA, Canada’s U19 National Team sealed the deal today, winning gold in a 19 point romp over Italy in Cairo.
It’s the first gold medal for any Canadian national team in an international competition since 1983, when the home team won the gold medal in Edmonton during the Summer Universiade.
Canada gave up the game’s first basket, but never trailed after that as they immediately answered with a 10-0 run. Italy couldn’t contain the transition game, and was thoroughly beaten down by the physicality of the Canadians on both the glass and in the paint.