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Canada wins three medals in most successful day of Paris Olympics so far

Noah Strang
Noah Strang
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Jul 29 2024, 11:15 pm
Canada wins three medals in most successful day of Paris Olympics so far
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Canada had a wonderful Monday at the Paris 2024 Olympics punctuated by three big medal wins.

The highlight of the day came in the swimming pool when Summer McIntosh won the nation’s second gold medal of the Games in the 400m individual medley final.

The race wasn’t even close.

McIntosh was a heavy favourite in the event and holds the world record despite being just 17-years-old. She blew away the rest of the competition and made it look easy.

This is the Toronto native’s second medal of the Paris 2024 Games as she already won a silver in the 400m freestyle event.

McIntosh is well on her way to being one of the most decorated Canadian Olympians of all time. These are already her second Games, and she’s still just 17 years old, not even old enough to vote in a federal election.

The superstar swimmer was not the only Canadian to bring home a gold medal today. Christa Deguchi became the first Canadian to win an event at the Paris 2024 Olympics after she won the women’s 57kg judo event.

Her opponent was disqualified for a false attack which gave Deguchi her first ever Olympic medal. The Canadian’s celebration caught people’s attention online as she remained calm and composed despite surely feeling a wave of emotion.

It’s Canada’s first-ever gold medal in judo at the Olympics.

Those two gold medals are not the only hardware that Canada brought home on Monday. Divers Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray won a bronze medal in the men’s 10m synchro diving final.

It was also Canada’s first-ever medal in the specific event and their first medal in men’s diving in 16 years. Both divers still have individual events left on their schedule, and they’ll surely be looking to win another medal.

The Canadian women’s rugby team pulled off a big upset over France which left the hosts shocked and crying. Canada will now advance to the semi-finals and have guaranteed themselves a chance to play for a medal.

They will face off against Australia at 10 am ET/7 am PT as they look to advance to the final.

Canada’s success carried over to beach volleyball which is being played in an amazing venue right in front of the Eiffel Tower. Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes won their opening game. The duo is ranked third in the world and thus has a solid chance at a medal.

Returning to the pool, Mary-Sophie Harvey just barely missed out on the podium in the women’s 200m freestyle final. She swam a personal best time in the final after a furious finish to the race, which almost earned her a medal.

Canada is now in ninth place with five medals, including two golds, after the first few days of the Paris Games.

Noah StrangNoah Strang

Noah Strang is a sports reporter from Vancouver, British Columbia. In the past, he has worked covering the Vancouver Canucks and Las Vegas Raiders for a variety of publications including CanucksArmy and Vegas Sports Today.

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