Penny Oleksiak’s last chance at a medal – at these Olympics – comes in Sunday’s medley relay
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Penny Oleksiak must have a flair for the dramatic. Oleksiak, Canada’s most decorated Summer Olympian, is one medal away from becoming the. A fourth-place finish in the women’s 4x200-metre freestyle relay and another fourth place in the women’s 100 freestyle means Oleksiak has left her potential record-breaking swim to the final day of events in the pool. The 21-year-old from Toronto is expected to swim the last freestyle leg of Sunday’s medley relay.
A tough test awaits Canada’s women’s basketball team in its final group-stage game. A victory over undefeated Spain would guarantee the Canadians a spot in the quarter-final. Canada, ranked fourth heading into Tokyo, is 1-1. The Canadians followed a tight loss to Serbia with an. “Every game is the most important. So, that’s what we were focused on, beating Korea, and then we’ll do the same thing with Spain,” said Bridget Carleton after the victory over Korea.
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