Camryn Rogers of Canada executes a hammer throw during the final of the event at the Olympics in Paris on Aug. 6.Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters
Olympic highlights for Aug. 6
- Hammer throw: Canada’s Camryn Rogers won gold in women’s hammer throw with a throw of 76.97 metres in her fifth attempt. Annette Echikunwoke of the U.S. won silver and China’s Jie Zhao won bronze.
- Basketball: Canada’s men’s basketball team lost to France in the quarterfinals, ending its podium hopes despite coming into the tournament as a medal favourite. The Canadians fell behind early and couldn’t complete a comeback bid. Germany will face France in the semi-finals after beating Greece 76-63.
- Boxing: Algerian boxer Imane Khelif easily won her 66-kg semi-final match, defeating Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand in a unanimous decision at a packed Roland Garros stadium. Khelif moves on to the gold-medal bout on Friday, but the controversy swirling around her and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting rages on.
- Coach controversy: Rana Reider, coach of Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse, has had his accreditation withdrawn by the Canadian Olympic Committee and can no longer continue to coach athletes competing in the Paris Olympic Games, his lawyer has confirmed. In a statement today, the COC said it had revoked Reider’s credential after receiving information regarding the “appropriateness” of the coach’s accreditation.
In photos: Day 11 of the Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Camryn Rogers of Team Canada celebrates after competing in the Women's Hammer Throw Final.Al Bello/Getty Images
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Here’s what happened today, Aug. 6, at the Olympics
- Canoeing: The women’s canoe double team (Sloan Mackenzie, Katie Vincent) finished in first place in the second heat of the 500-metre race, qualifying for the Friday semi-finals with a time of 1:54.16, an Olympic record. Canada’s men’s team has qualified for the four 500-metre kayak quarterfinals with a time of 1:22.84. The men’s 400-metre kayak four qualified in the quarterfinals with a time of 1:20.65 for a spot in the semi-finals. And the women’s kayak double team (Courtney Stott, Natalie Davison) placed fourth in the 500-metre quarterfinal, qualifying for the semi-finals.
- Athletics: In women’s 400-metre hurdles, Saskatchewan’s Savannah Sutherland finished fourth in the third semi-final in a time of 53.80, fast enough to book a ticket to the final. Sprinter Brendon Rodney of Canada placed first in one of the men’s 200-metre repechage heats, meaning he joins De Grasse in the semi-final. Aaron Brown also qualified in his repechage heat, bringing the number of Canadians in the 200-metre semi-final to three. Lucia Stafford, Simone Plourde, and Kate Current raced in the women’s 1,500-metre heats today. All three of them will compete in repechage heats tomorrow.
- Diving: Caeli McKay ranked in fourth place in the women’s 10-metre platform diving finals, just missing the podium this morning with a score of 364.50. China’s Quan Hongchan took gold. McKay finished seventh out of 18 in the semi-final after scoring a total of 308.85 over five dives.
- Artistic swimming: Canada performed its free routine in artistic swimming, posting the fifth-best score. The team is now in sixth place after placing seventh in the technical event on Monday, and is set to perform in the acrobatic routine tomorrow.
- Water Polo: The Canadian women’s team lost to Spain 18-8 in the quarterfinal and will not advance any further.
- What’s not happening: Fickle winds in Marseille have altered the sailing schedule for the second time, forcing the postponement of the medal races for one-person dinghies on Tuesday. Organizers are hoping to run the men’s and women’s races on Wednesday instead, with Canada’s Sarah Douglas among the medal hopefuls.
What to watch for tomorrow, Aug. 7, at the Olympics
- Sailing: Sarah Douglas of Burlington, Ont. will compete in the women’s dinghy medal race, which was postponed on Aug. 6 because of a lack of wind on the racecourse.
- Marathon: Canada will compete in the marathon race walk mixed relay at 1:30 a.m. ET.
- Beach volleyball: Canadians Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson will face Spain in the beach volleyball quarterfinals at 11 a.m. ET. The duo, currently ranked fourth in the world, beat Team USA 2-0 on Monday.
- Artistic swimming: Canada’s artistic swimming team will perform their acrobatic routine at 1:30 p.m. ET.
- Athletics: Andre De Grasse continues his defence of his Olympic 200-metre title when he runs in the semi-finals at 2 p.m. ET. De Grasse finished second in his heat behind 100-metre champion Noah Lyles to advance. Fellow Canadians Brendon Rodney and Aaron Brown will also look to qualify for the final.
- Steeplechase: Jean-Simon Desgagnés will compete for Team Canada in the men’s 3000-metre final at 3:43 p.m. ET.
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