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Jul 29, 2021 11:17 PM -
Canada has 10 medals at the Tokyo Olympics after winning its first rowing medal of the Games. Victoria's Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens of Surrey, B-C, took home bronze in the women's pair. The 2018 world champions finished behind New Zealand and Russia. All of Canada's medals so far have been won by women.
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Penny Oleksiak failed to set a record for most medals won by a Canadian Olympian, at least for now. Oleksiak and the Canadians finished fourth in the 200-metre freestyle relay despite setting a national record. The 21-year-old gets another shot at the individual medal record Friday in the 100-metre freestyle.
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A mistake and pressure. That's how Canadian judoka Shady El-Nahas explained his narrow defeat in the men's 100-kilogram bronze-medal match. The 23-year-old from Mississauga, Ontario lost a tight contest to Jorge Fonseca of Portugal. He finished fifth.
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Canada's women's basketball team earned its first victory of the Tokyo Games. Canada downed South Korea 74-53 on Bridget Carleton's 18-point performance. The Canadians improved to 1 and 1 after losing 72-68 to Serbia in Game 1.
