Daily Tokyo Olympics 2020 Recap: Women continue to score Canada’s medal

Olympics Day 6 – Thursday, July 29

Who competed Thursday

Canada picked up it’s first rowing medal with a bronze in Women Pairs, adding a 10th medal. Canadian women have still won all of the medals in the Games so far.

• Badminton

  • Women’s: Michelle Li (Singles – Round of 16) – Eliminated

• Basketball

  • Women’s: Canada vs. Korea – Won 74-53

• Beach Volleyball

  • Women’s:
    • Heather Bansley & Brandie Wilkerson vs. Brazil – Lost 2-0
    • Sarah Pavan & Melissa Humana-Paredes vs. Switzerland – won 2-0, Qualified for Round of 16

• Cycling

  • Men’s: James Palmer (BMX Racing) – Did not advance to Semi-Final
  • Women’s: Drew Mechielsen (BMX Racing) – Qualified for Semi-Final

• Fencing 

  • Women’s: Canada (Team Foil) – Won against Japan 45-31

• Field Hockey

  • Men’s: Canada vs. Belgium – Lost 9-1

• Golf

  • Men’s:
    • Mackenzie Hughes – In 20th place at -2 after Round 1
    • Corey Conners – In 20th place at -2 after Round 1

• Gymnastics

  • Brooklyn Moors (Individual All-Around Final) – Finished 15th

• Judo

  • Men’s: Shady El Nahas (100kg) – Lost in Bronze Medal match, finished 4th

• Rowing

  • Women’s:
    • Caileigh Filmer & Hillary Janssens (Pairs) – WON BRONZE 
    • Carling Zeeman (Single Sculls) – Qualified for Final B
  • Men’s:
    • Trevor Jones (Single Sculls) – Qualified for Final B
    • Patrick Keane, Maxwell Lattimer (Lightweight Double Sculls) – Finished 4th in Final B
    • Kai Langerfeld & Conlin McCabe (Pairs) – Finished 4th in Final

• Rugby

  • Women’s: Canada vs. Brazil – Won 33-0, Canada vs. Fiji – Lost 26-12

• Sailing

  • Women’s:
    • Nikola Girke (Windsurfer RS:X) – In 24th after Race 10
    • Ali ten Hove and Mariah Millen (49 FX) – In 17th after race 6
    • Sarah Douglas (Laser Radial) – In 8th after Race 8
  • Men’s:
    • Jacob Saunders & Oliver Bone (470) – In 16th after Race 4
    • Tom Ramshaw (Finn) – In 13th after Race 6
    • William Jones and Evan DePaul (49er) – In Last after Race 6

• Swimming

  • Women’s:
    • Canada (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final) – Finished 4th in Final
    • Summer McIntosh (800m Freestyle) – Finished 11th, did not qualify for Final
    • Taylor Ruck (200m Backstroke) – Qualified for Semi-Final
    • Kylie Masse (200m Backstroke) –Qualified for Semi-Final
    • Penny Oleksiak (100m Freestyle) – Qualified for Final
  • Men’s: Joshua Liendo (100m Butterfly) – Qualified for Semi-Final
  • Mixed: Canada (4x100m Medley Relay) – Did not Qualify for Final

Who is competing Friday

• Cycling

  • Women’s: Drew Mechielsen (BMX Racing)

• Diving

  • Women’s: Pamela Ware (3m Springboard), Jennifer Abel (3m Springboard)

• Field Hockey

  • Men’s: Canada vs. South Africa

• Golf

  • Men’s: Mackenzie Hughes, Corey Conners (Round 2)

• Rowing

  • Women’s: Carling Zeeman (Single Sculls), Eights (MEDAL EVENT)
  • Men’s: Trevor Jones (Single Sculls)

• Rugby

  • Women’s: Canada vs. France

• Soccer

  • Women’s: Canada vs. Brazil (Quarter-Final)

• Sailing

  • Women’s: Nikola Girke (Windsurfer RS:X), Ali ten Hove and Mariah Millen (49 FX), Sarah Douglas (Laser Radial)
  • Men’s: Jacob Saunders & Oliver Bone (470), Tom Ramshaw (Finn), William Jones and Evan DePaul (49er)

• Swimming

  • Women’s: Penny Oleksiak (100m Freestyle Final) MEDAL EVENT, Kayla Sanchez (50m Freestyle), Taylor Ruck (200m Backstroke Semi-Final), Kylie Masse (200m Backstroke Semi-Final), Canada (4×100 Medley)
  • Men’s: Joshua Liendo (100m Butterfly Semi Final, 50m Freestyle), Brent Hayden (50m Freestyle), Canada (4×100 Medley)

• Track and Field

  • Men’s: Django Lovett (High Jump), Michael Mason (High Jump), John Gay (3000m Steeplechase), Matthew Hughes (3000m Steeplechase), Mohammed Ahmed (10,000m MEDAL EVENT)
  • Women’s: Madeleine Kelly (800m), Melissa Bishop-Nriagu (800m), Lindsey Butterworth (800m), Andrea Seccafien (5000m), Julie-Anne Staehli (5000m), Kate Van Buskirk (5000m), Brittany Crew (Shot Put), Sarah Mitton (Shot Put)

• Volleyball

  • Men’s: Canada vs. Venezuela