PARIS, France –
Canada’s women’s eight rowing team may not have defended its Olympic title, but it pulled together when it mattered most and came away with a silver medal.
There was no silver lining for Damian Warner’s title defence. The Canadian decathlete fell out of medal contention when he hit the bar three times in the pole vault, dropping him from second to 17th with two events to go.
Day 8 got off to an eventful start for Canadian athletes at the Paris Games on Saturday, and Canada’s women’s soccer quarterfinal match against Germany, Felix Auger-Aliassime’s bronze-medal tennis showdown against Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti and Summer McIntosh’s return to the pool ensured the drama would continue.
The rowing silver, Canada’s 12th medal of the Games, increased Canada’s streak to eight days on the podium since medals started being awarded after the opening ceremony. Canada’s best opening medal streak is nine days, set at …