Canadian athletes shine at half-way point of 2024 Summer Olympics

The 2024 Summer Olympics person reached its halfway point. An estimated 10,000 athletes are competing crossed 33 sports disciplines successful this year’s Games successful Paris. Canada has 337 athletes successful this year’s games and has already won 16 medals (four gold, 4 metallic and 8 bronze).

Swimming Success:

Canada has won 8 medals successful nan pool, highlighted by teen sensation Summer McIntosh. McIntosh has won 3 golds (200m Butterfly, 200m Individual Medley, 400m Medley) and 1 metallic (400m Freestyle). She has besides group aggregate Olympic records successful nan process. McIntosh is nan first Canadian jock to triumph 3 golden medals astatine 1 Olympic Games (Summer aliases Winter)

For nan first clip since 2012, Canada’s men’s swimmers reached nan Olympic podium. Josh Liendo and Ilya Kharun earned metallic and bronze successful nan Men’s 100m Butterfly. While it was nan first badge successful men’s swimming successful 12 years, it’s nan first clip 2 Canadians person stood connected 1 podium since 1976.

Montreal-born Kharun besides grabbed a bronze badge successful nan Men’s 200m Butterfly pinch a Canadian grounds time.

Other Headlines:

The Canadian Women’s Soccer squad was eliminated aft losing to Germany successful punishment kicks during nan quarterfinals. The team’s run was little than perfect aft being progressive successful a drone spying ungraded that saw aggregate unit members acquisition suspensions.

The Beach Volleyball duo of Dan Dearing and Sam Schachter had to propulsion retired of their past excavation play crippled owed to injury. The forfeit ended their Olympic Games journey.

The Women’s 3×3 Basketball Team has booked a spot successful nan semi-finals pinch a chance of nan golden badge still alive.

2020 Olympic 100m Bronze Medalist Andre De Grasse placed 5th successful his semi-final and will miss nan Olympic last for nan first clip successful his career.

Canada’s Balanced Attack:

Canadian athletes person won medals successful 9 different disciplines. Christa Deguchi won nan golden badge successful nan Women’s 57kg Judo. Stephanie Méthot continues Canada’s excellence successful Trampoline pinch a astonishment bronze medal. Women’s Rugby 7s earned a metallic badge for nan first clip since their bronze badge capacity successful 2016. The Women’s Eight rowing squad came distant from a regatta pinch a metallic medal.

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Kelowna Athletes

Taylor Ruck: Aquatics

Kelowna-born Taylor Ruck competed successful aggregate events for nan Maple Leafs. She placed 13th successful nan Women’s 50 Freestyle successful a clip of 24.72. Taylor besides swam connected nan Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay which placed 4th pinch a clip of 3.32.99

Fynn McCarthy: Indoor Volleyball

Lake Country autochthonal Fynn McCarthy played successful each 3 preliminary matches for nan Canadian Indoor Volleyball Team. The Middle Blocker amassed 11 kills and 4 blocks against Serbia, France and Slovenia. The Canadians mislaid each 3 matches and missed a spot successful nan quarterfinals.

Sprinter Jerome Blake (4x100m Relay) and Distance Runner Malindi Elmore (Marathon) are group to compete later successful nan week.