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The 26-year-old from Markham overtook the Chinese runner in the final leg as Canada finished in a season-best time of 37.7 seconds.

The 30-year-old runner from St. Catharines has blazed a trail for Canadian distance runners on the global scene in the past few years.

His 4:31.08 finish in the 1,500 metres cemented the win and his place in Olympic history.

This is De Grasse's second medal in Tokyo after winning bronze in the men's 100 metres.

If a game is cancelled due to COVID-19 issues and can't be rescheduled, the club suffering from the COVID-19 issues will forfeit a 1-0 loss.

Canada's women's soccer team is also set to upgrade its medal from five years ago.

Oleksiak swam the anchor freestyle leg into the history books as the most decorated Olympian in Canadian history.

This is Kylie Masse's second silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics.

Canada's Andre de Grasse will also be competing tomorrow in his second Olympics.

Canada picked up a bronze medal for the women pairs in rowing.