PARIS — Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson were staring down an early exit from the Paris Games. Now they are one win away from delivering Canada's first-ever medal in women's beach volleyball.
PARIS — Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson were staring down an early exit from the Paris Games. Now they are one win away from delivering Canada's first-ever medal in women's beach volleyball.
Being on the precipice of the podium seemed like a far cry for the pair earlier in the tournament, when they went 1-2 in group play and had to win a"lucky loser" match against a Czech team to advance to the Round of 16. The men's 200-metre semifinals, featuring defending champion Andre De Grasse of Markham, Ont., and Alysha Newman of Delaware, Ont., in the women's pole vault final highlighted later action on Day 12 of the Paris Games.Earlier, the Olympic heartbreak continued for Canadian long-distance runner Moh Ahmed.
"Unfortunately, while running in the pack Moh stood on the ankle of an athlete in front of him, which caused him to fall," Athletics Canada said in a statement."We have watched the video several times with the WA video referee and it was clear that Moh was not impeded or jostled before this happened and so it is considered his responsibility to avoid the athlete in front."In track cycling, Lauriane Genest of Levis, Que., and Kelsey Mitchell of Sherwood Park, Alta.
The pair finished in a time of three hours four minutes 57 seconds, more than 14 minutes behind gold-medal winner Spain.
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