Canada’s Olympic athletes pushed through pandemic challenges to the podium in Tokyo

Canadians pushed through pandemic to the podium at the Tokyo Olympics

Team Canada flag-bearers Miranda Ayim and Nathan Hirayama carry the Canadian flag at the opening ceremonies during the Tokyo Olympics.Success and safety are not mutually exclusive is the take-away from Canada’s performance in Tokyo’s Olympics.

Six gold, six silver and 11 bronze in Tokyo outpaced the four, three and 15 respectively in Rio de Janeiro five years ago. Six gold was also the most since 1992 in Barcelona. Toronto’s Oleksiak swam the anchor leg for relay silver and bronze, and picked up an individual freestyle bronze to add to the four medals she earned in Rio.De Grasse added 100-metre and relay bronze to his 200-metre victory. Mac Neil won the 100 butterfly, as well as relay silver and bronze for a complete set.Story continues below advertisement

“We were proud and supportive, and are still supportive of it, but it had a direct impact on the preparation of our athletes. “We’ve approached this as critical for our protection, critical for our performance goals and critical for the protection of our hosts here in Japan.

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