Women’s eights rowing guns for gold, Félix Auger-Aliassime looks for another medal, women’s soccer team sees Germany, swimming and judo teams also in the fold
Team Canada competes in the women's rowing eight heats at the 2024 Summer Olympics on July 29, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France.
The Canadian women’s eights rowing team will seek to defend its Olympic title in the final. The defending champs join Great Britain, Romania, the United States, Australia and Italy for a chance to bring home more hardware. Canada finished second in the repechage with a time of six minutes 4.81 seconds, less than a second behind the American team.
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