Mercy Nyakundi
 Nyakundi at the 2026 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 3, 2005 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Texas at Arlington | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wheelchair basketball | ||||||||||||||
| Disability | Spina bifida | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Mercy Nyakundi (born December 3, 2005) is a Canadian wheelchair basketball player and a member of Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team.
Early life
[edit]Nyakundi was born with spina bifida. In 2017, she moved from Kenya to Canada, along with her mother, older brother and younger sister. Her father, Thomas Omwenga, is a marathon runner and had previously moved to Canada to further his running career.[1]
Career
[edit]In August 2025, Nyakundi made her senior national team debut at the 2025 Americas Cup and helped Canada win a bronze medal.[2]
In August 2026, she was selected to represent Canada at the 2026 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships.[3] On September 15, 2026, during the final group stage game against Great Britain, she recorded ten points and seven rebounds off the bench in a 92–91 double overtime victory to help Canada finish atop Group A with a perfect 5–0 record.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mercy Nyakundi has aspirations both on and off the court". wheelchairbasketball.ca. August 9, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
- ↑ Daignault, Louis (August 15, 2025). "Canadian women win bronze at Americas Cup wheelchair basketball tournament". paralympic.ca. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Wheelchair Basketball Canada names women's, men's rosters for worlds in Ottawa". CBC.ca. August 24, 2026. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Team Canada tops Great Britain in double-OT thriller". paralympic.ca. September 15, 2026. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Mercy Nyakundi at Wheelchair Basketball Canada
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