Sporting white pants, a blue jean jacket and black ballcap, decathlon champion Damian Warner proudly waved the Maple Leaf as he entered the Olympic Stadium as Canadian flag-bearer.
The image was a fitting one to wrap up a very successful Olympics for Canadian athletes, who made 24 trips to the podium while staying clear of COIVD-19 complications.
The only time Canada took home more hardware was in the 1984 Los Angeles Games when Canadian athletes won 10 gold and 44 total medals. Those games were boycotted by 14 Eastern Bloc countries, including the Soviet Union and East Germany.Canada's medals at Tokyo Olympics Volunteers held flags for countries that did not have athletes present at the ceremony. Many athletes left Japan shortly after their respective competitions.
Mitchell and Muenzer met four years ago, just after Cycling Canada had first approached Mitchell about joining their team. Mitchell's aunt was in Muenzer's spin class and suggested she take part to meet the former Olympian. "I really wanted to finish out of respect for a guy like Tristan Woodfine ," Levins said. "I felt like it was only right to finish this race, and only three of us got to go. And so, yeah, I think that's kind of what motivated me to stay in.
Mitchell, swimmer Maggie Mac Neil and weightlifter Maude Charron also topped the podium as Canada's women Olympians once again made up the vast majority of the medals.
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