Notable quotes from the 2024 Paris Olympics

PARIS – Here are immoderate notable quotes from nan 2024 Paris Olympics connected Aug. 3, 2024:

“There’s been truthful galore earlier maine that person led nan measurement and inspired maine to beryllium wherever I americium today. I really beryllium a batch backmost to that. I’m conscionable proud of what I’ve been capable to accomplish.”

– Triple golden medallist Summer McIntosh connected her spot successful Canadian sports history.

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“It’s awesome, right? It’s a immense milestone, and it’s thing that I don’t return lightly. Definitely a batch of pridefulness to beryllium capable to get that, and it’s conscionable a surreal moment. This time and nan crowd, conscionable benignant of everything coming together. It’s difficult to put into words.”

– Josh Liendo connected being nan first achromatic Canadian swimmer to triumph an Olympic medal.

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“I can’t rather find nan tears. I deliberation I shed them each this week.”

– Canada shot subordinate Vanessa Giles aft nan defending Olympic champions mislaid nan quarterfinal crippled to Germany.

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“We person 2 boxers who are calved arsenic women, who person been raised arsenic women, who person a passport arsenic a female and person competed for galore years arsenic women … Some want to ain a meaning of who is simply a woman.”

– IOC President Thomas Bach connected nan “hate speech” directed astatine boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting astatine nan Paris Olympics.

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“Coming backmost into nan sport, I was conscionable inspired to thief nan bequest of Canadian women rowing, and I was inspired by nan women who were successful that vessel that won golden (In Tokyo) … I americium conscionable wholly fulfilled and everyone successful nan world amended watch retired because Canadian rowing is present and it’s not leaving anytime soon.”

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– Canadian women’s 8 rowing squad personnel Caileigh Filmer aft winning a metallic medal

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“We thought we had it, and conscionable arsenic we were warming up we knew this was going to beryllium incredibly difficult. He was successful unfathomable pain, couldn’t jump, couldn’t move.”

– Canadian formation volleyball subordinate Samuel Schachter connected teammate Dan Dearing’s backmost injury, which forced nan duo to discontinue from nan Lucky Loser lucifer against Chile.

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This study by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 3, 2024.