Daily Tokyo Olympics 2020 Recap: Andre De Grasse wins gold for Canada

The Tokyo Olympics 2020 have officially kicked off and Canada has sent 371 athletes to compete in a wide variety of sports over the next two weeks.

On this page, you can find all the updated information on Canada’s medal wins, what happened today in the games for Canada and what you can expect to see tomorrow from Canadian athletes.

Olympics Day 12 – Wednesday, August 4

Who competed Wednesday

Scarborough sprinter Andre De Grasse struck gold in the men’s 200m, finishing first place and setting a Canadian record with a time of 19.62 seconds. The other Canadian in the race, Aaron Brown, finished 6th. In other Track and Field news, Damien Warner is leading the pack after five events in the men’s Decathlon. Pierre Lepage sits in third.

• Artistic Swimming

  • Duet Free Final: Claudia Holzner and Jacqueline Simoneau – Finished 5th

• Canoe/Kayak

  • Men’s K1 200m Sprint: Nicholas Matveev – Qualified for semi-final
  • Women’s C1 200m Sprint: Katharine Vincent, Laurence Vincent-Lapointe – Qualified for semi-final
  • Women’s K1 500m Sprint: Michelle Russell – Qualified for quarter-final
  • Men’s K2 1000m Sprint: Brian Malfesi & Vincent Jourdenais – Qualified for Final B

• Cycling

  • Men’s Track Team Pursuit 5/6 final: Canada – Finished 5th
  • Women’s Track Keirin Heats: Kelsey Mitchell, Lauriane Genest – Qualified for quarter-final

• Diving

  • Women’s 10m platform Qualification: Meaghan Benfeito – Qualified for final in 5th

• Equestrian

  • Jumping, Individual final: Mario Deslauriers (Bardolina 2) – Finished 22nd

• Sport Climbing

  • Women’s Combined Qualification: Alannah Yip – Finished 10th in Qualifying, did not advance

• Swimming

  • Women’s 10k marathon: Kate Sanderson – Finished 18th

• Track and Field

  • Women’s 400m semi-final: Kyra Constantine – Did not qualify for final
  • Men’s 200m final: Andre De Grasse – WON GOLD MEDAL, Aaron Brown – Finished 6th
  • Men’s Decathlon (100m, Long Jump, Shot Put, 400m, High Jump): Damian Warner – In 1st after 5 events, Pierce Lepage – In 3rd after 5 events
  • Women’s Heptathlon (100m hurdles, 200m, High Jump, Shot Put): Georgia Ellenwood – In 15th after 4 events
  • Women’s 1500m semi-final: Gabriela Debues-Stafford – Qualified for final
  • Women’s 3000m Steeplechase final: Geneviève Lalonde – Finished 11th

• Golf

  • Women’s Round 1: Brooke Henderson, Alena Sharp – Both in 47th after Round 1

Who is competing Thursday

• Canoe/Kayak

  • Men’s K1 200m Sprint semi-final: Nicholas Matveev
  • Women’s C1 200m Sprint semi-final: Katharine Vincent, Laurence Vincent-Lapointe
  • Women’s K1 500m Sprint semi-final: Michelle Russell,

• Cycling

  • Women’s Track Keirin quater-finals: Kelsey Mitchell, Lauriane Genest

• Diving

  • Women’s 10m platform semi-finals: Meaghan Benfeito

• Golf

  • Women’s Round 2: Brooke Henderson, Alena Sharp

• Skateboarding

  • Men’s Park: Andy Anderson MEDAL EVENT

• Swimming

  • Men’s 10k Marathon: Hau-Li Fan

• Track and Field

  • Men’s Decathlon (110m Hurdles, Discus Throw, Pole Vault, 1500m, Javelin Throw): Damian Warner, Pierce Lepage MEDAL EVENT
  • Women’s Heptathlon (Javelin Throw, Long Jump, 800m): Georgia Ellenwood MEDAL EVENT
  • Women’s 1500m semi-final: Gabriela Debues-Stafford
  • Men’s 4x100m Heats: Canada
  • Women’s Pole Vault – Anicka Newell MEDAL EVENT
  • Women’s 4x400m heats: Canada

• Wrestling

  • Men’s 125Kg 1/8 Final: Amar Dhesi