Canada’s swimmers won silver in the women’s 4x100 freestyle relay while tennis star Félix Auger-Aliassime suffered a shock defeat
, winning six medals and arguably becoming Canada’s face of the Games. They continued in Tokyo where they left off in Rio, winning a silver in the women’s 4x100 freestyle relay. They won bronze in the event in Rio, and both times Penny Oleksiak powered Canada to victory on the anchor leg. Oleksiak now has five Summer Games medals, tying her with rower Lesley Thompson-Willie and runner Phil Edwards for most by a Canadian athlete.
Enter Australian Max Purcell, who was not originally scheduled to participate at the men’s singles tournament. What looked like a mismatch on paper turned into anything but. Purcell, ranked 190th in the world, was incredibly sharp in a 6-4, 7-6 win over the 20-year-old Canadian, who is ranked 15th in the world.Positive COVID-19 tests have knocked star golfers Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau out of the Olympic tournament. This is the second positive test for Spain’s Rahm in fewer than two months.
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