Canada's defending-champion women's eight rowing team won a second straight Olympic medal on Saturday, rowing their way to a silver at the Paris Olympics.
Canada women's eights rowing team celebrates - The Canadian PressPARIS — Canada's defending-champion women's eight rowing team won a second straight Olympic medal on Saturday, rowing their way to a silver at the Paris Olympics.
Canada found itself in a tight battle with Great Britain for second with 500 metres to go, but were able to hold off their rivals to claim silver. Coxswain Kristen Kit of St. Catharines, Ont. said the Canadians didn't have the greatest start, and had to adjust the plan. "I kind of made an executive decision to keep us high, and get us in the race, and we were in the race," she said."Honestly I was just really grateful the women trusted me to change the race tactics on the fly." The Canadians entered Paris as the defending gold medallists in the event after winning at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
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