Caileigh Filmer, Hillary Janssens win bronze for Canada’s first rowing medal at Tokyo Olympics
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Physical effort and heart. That’s the combination that earned Canada its first rowing medal at the, according to Caileigh Filmer. The Victoria rower and partner Hillary Janssens of Surrey, B.C., took bronze in the women’s pair after a gutsy performance. “The first 1,000 [metres] was about being physical. And the second half was about rowing with our heart,” Filmer said. “I’m just proud.
lost a bronze-medal match in the men’s 100-kilogram division. The 23-year-old from Mississauga lost to Jorge Fonseca of Portugal by waza-ari and finished fifth.The perfect run for the top Canadian duo in women’s beach volleyball continued Thursday. Toronto’sof Kitchener, Ont., improved to 3-0 with a victory over Switzerland’s Joana Heidrich and Anouk Verge-Depre. The Canadians topped Group A without dropping a single set.
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