A gold medal on the track at Day 14 of the Paris Olympics.
The men’s 4-by-100 metre relay team, led by Andre De Grasse took first place this afternoon.
It’s De Grasse’s seventh Olympic medal, tying him with Penny Oleksiak as the top Canadian Olympian.
Nova Scotia’s Sloan MacKenzie and Katie Vincent of Ontario got bronze in the 500-metre final in women’s canoe doubles.
Another Nova Scotian, Sarah Mitton, is out of the women’s shotput final, as she fouled her final attempt in wet, slippery conditions on the field.
She came in as the top ranked competitor.
Team Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson captured silver in beach volleyball.
They fell in three sets to top-ranked Ana Patrícia Silva Ramos and Eduarda “Duda” Santos Lisboa of Brazil in Friday’s gold medal match.
A historic win, this is Canada’s first medal in women’s beach volleyball at the Olympics and our second ever in the sport.
Canada has 24 medals, including seven gold.
GOLD 🌟🥇
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) August 9, 2024
Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, and Andre De Grasse have won GOLD in the men’s 4x100m relay at Paris 2024! https://t.co/8OKdArAaZR
✨ A night to remember! 👏
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) August 9, 2024
🏐 Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson have made history, winning #TeamCanada’s first Olympic medal in women’s beach volleyball.
All the details 👉 https://t.co/EYmXen8HYw pic.twitter.com/f4ExtNVC4H
