This is the second final day of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. It is jammed packed, as Team Canada has medal opportunities in wrestling, canoeing, break dancing, and athletics.
In wrestling, Canada will be represented by Amarveer Dhesi of Surrey, British Columbia (men’s 125 kilogram), Ana Paula Godinez Gonzalez of Burnaby, British Columbia (women’s 62 kilogram), and Justina Renay Di Stasio of Burnaby (women’s 76 kilogram). Dhesi and Godinez Gonzalez will be involved in repechage matches.
In canoeing, Canada will have medal opportunities in the women’s C1 200 metres. Sophia Jenson of Edmonton, Alberta won heat three and two-time Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Katie Vincent of Mississauga, Ontario won heat four. Meanwhile, in the K1 500 metres, Michelle Russell of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and Riley Melanson of Halifax, Nova Scotia have qualified for the semifinals.
In breakdancing, Phillip Kim of Toronto, Ontario was the world champion two years ago in Seoul, while Marco Arop of Edmonton, Alberta is the 800m world champion from the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
Here is Canada’s Saturday schedule.
AUGUST 10—MEN’S MARATHON—12 AM—CAM LEVINS & RORY LINKLETTER
AUGUST 10–MEN’S FREESTYLE 125 KG WRESTLING–3AM–AMARVEER DHESI–CAN VS. AIAAL LAZAREV–KYRGYZSTAN–REPECHAGE
AUGUST 10–WOMEN’S 62 KG WRESTLING–3:10 AM–ANA PAULA GODINEZ GONZALEZ–CAN VS. KRISZTA INCZE–ROMANIA–REPECHAGE
AUGUST 10—WOMEN’S 76 KG WRESTLING—4;20 AM—JUSTINA DI STANSIO–CAN VS. YASEMIN ADAR YIGIT–TURKEY
AUGUST 10–WOMEN’S 500M KAYAKING–5 AM–MICHELLE RUSSELL
AUGUST 10–CANOE SPRINT 500 METRES–5:40 AM–KATIE VINCENT & SOPHIA JENSEN
AUGUST 10—MEN’S 10M PLATFORM DIVING—7AM—RYLAN WIENS
AUGUST 10—MEN’S BREAKDANCING ROUND ROBIN—8:11AM—PHILIP KIM–CAN VS. DANY DANN–FRANCE
AUGUST 10–MEN’S BREAKDANCING ROUND ROBIN–9AM–PHIL WIZARD–CAN VS. KUZYA–UKRAINE
AUFUST 10–MEN’S BREAKDANCING ROUND ROBIN–9:50 AM–PHILIP KIM–CAN VS. J ATTACK–AUSTRALIA
AUGUST 10—MEN’S 800 METRES—11:25 AM—MARCO AROP
AUGUST 10—DUET FREE ROUTINE ARTISTIC SWIMMING—11:30 AM–JACQUELINE SIMONEAU & AUDREY LAMOTHE
AUGUST 10—MEN’S 5000 METRES—12 PM—THOMAS FAFARD
AUGUST 10—BREAKDANCING BOYS QUARTERFINALS—12:23 PM—PHILIP KIM VS. LEE–NETHERLANDS
AUGUST 10—WOMEN’S 62KG WRESTLING BRONZE MEDAL MATCH—12:25PM—ANA GODINEZ–CAN VS. GRACE BULLEN–NORWAY
AUGUST 10—WOMEN’S 4X400 M RELAY FINAL—1:22 PM
