Canadians to watch on Day 3 of the Rio Paralympics

Canada's Paralympians collected five medals on Day 2, with more opportunities to come on Saturday.For a complete schedule of today's events,click here.

Here are some of the top Canadians to watch on Day 3:

Wheelchair basketball back on the court

Canada's women's team looks to improve to 2-0 in the tournament as the take on Argentina at 8:30 a.m. ET. Later, the men's squad attempts to right the ship and get their first win of these Games when they face Australia at 2:15 p.m. ET.

Dupont's400-metre opportunity

IlanaDupont has had her eyes set on the 400 T53 since she returned to competition last summer."I'm coming in a lot stronger than I have ever been before." Dupont said. Her heat takes place at 11:33 a.m. ET.

Dispaltro'spodium pursuit begins

Canadian parasport talisman Marco Dispaltro's pursuit of a second boccia medal begins Saturday. Dispaltro and his mixed pairs BC4teammates begin with a match against Brazil at11:40 a.m.ET and another at 5:50 p.m. ET against China.

Men's goalballlooks to rebound

The team will look to put Friday's 11-3 loss to Brazil behind them as itstournament continues with a 4:30 p.m. ET tilt against Germany.