Plus, Laurence Vincent-Lapointe wins first ever Olympic silver in canoe sprint and De Grasse grabs gold in 200-metre
, and the 31-year-old London, Ont., native is focused on steering it home for gold. After some career-best results Wednesday in the Tokyo Olympics, Warner has a 221-point lead over Ashley Moloney of Australia , while fellow Canadian Pierce LePage sat third .Vincent-Lapointe, a dominant canoeing force for more than a decade, had to wait for the sport’s international federation and the International Olympic Committee to make room for women to race at the Olympics.
. His first-place finish bests his result from Rio in 2016 when he won silver behind sprinting legend Usain Bolt. With Bolt retired, many saw De Grasse as the favourite to win this event, and he didn’t disappoint.
The Canadian and Swedish women’s soccer teams have asked to avoid kicking off in the Olympic Stadium at 11 a.m. local time Friday as the forecast temperature at kickoff is around 31 C. IOC spokesman Mark Adams said he was “ .” Changes to the Olympic schedule involve the IOC, Tokyo officials, sports bodies like soccer’s FIFA and broadcasters.Belarusian Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya hasvia Vienna after the country offered her a humanitarian visa. The sprinter caused a diplomatic incident on Sunday when she said her coaches had cut her Tokyo Games short, demanding she return home against her wishes because she had publicly criticized them.
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