Canada has won 16 medals during the first nine days of Paris Olympics competition. Half of the medals have been won in the pool, led by Toronto teen sensation Summer McIntosh.
WATCH: It was a day of nail-biting action at the Paris Olympic Games on Saturday on the ground and especially in the water – where Team Canada saw a flurry of medal wins led by star swimmer Summer McIntosh.have reached its halfway point. An estimated 10,000 athletes are competing across 33 sports disciplines in this year’s Games in Paris. Canada has 337 athletes in this year’s games and has already won 16 medals .
For the first time since 2012, Canada’s men’s swimmers reached the Olympic podium. Josh Liendo and Ilya Kharun earned silver and bronze in the Men’s 100m Butterfly. While it was the first medal in men’s swimming in 12 years, it’s the first time two Canadians have stood on one podium since 1976.The Canadian Women’s Soccer team was eliminated after losing to Germany in penalty kicks during the quarterfinals.
The Beach Volleyball duo of Dan Dearing and Sam Schachter had to pull out of their last pool play game due to injury. The forfeit ended their Olympic Games journey. The Women’s 3×3 Basketball Team has booked a place in the semi-finals with a chance of the gold medal still alive. 2020 Olympic 100m Bronze Medalist Andre De Grasse placed fifth in his semi-final and will miss the Olympic final for the first time in his career.Canadian athletes have won medals in nine different disciplines. Christa Deguchi won the gold medal in the Women’s 57kg Judo. Stephanie Méthot continues Canada’s excellence in Trampoline with a surprise bronze medal. Women’s Rugby 7s earned a silver medal for the first time since their bronze medal performance in 2016.
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