Divers Meaghan Benfeito and Caeli McKay just missed the podium in the 10-metre synchronized event at Tokyo2020, finishing fourth.
Competing their first Olympics together, the duo finished with a score of 299.16 to finish fourth, 0.54 points off Mexico who claimed the bronze medal. China won gold with 363.78 points while the Americans snagged silver with a score of 310.80.
Also on Tuesday, Toronto's Penny Oleksiak and Sydney Pickrem of Clearwater, Fla., qualified for the 200-metre freestyle and 200-metre individual medley finals, respectively. Elsewhere, Canada's softball team defeated Mexico 3-2 to win the bronze medal. The win marked the country's first medal in the sport, which was dropped from the Games along with baseball in 2012 and 2016.
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