Canada faces upset in women's beach volleyball quarterfinals

Canada entered the quarterfinals of the Olympic women's beach volleyball event with two teams still in the running.

After today's session, those medal hopes have run dry.

The top seeded team of Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan were upset in their quarterfinal, shortly after fellow Canadians Brandie Wilkerson and Heather Bansley were defeated.

Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan faced Australians in the quarterfinal where Australia won by 2-1.

For the second day in a row, Canadian athletes were kept off the podium at the Tokyo Olympics.

There were some close calls, with Canada finishing fourth in balance beam and women's pursuit cycling and fifth in women's hammer throw.

Canada is 16th in the medal standings with three gold, four silver and seven bronze medals.