Canada starts and finishes strong on day eight of the Paris Olympics.
The country now has 15 medals — seven bronze, four silver, and four gold.
During the day, the women’s eight rowing team, which includes Abby Dent of Kenora, Ont., finished second on the podium, with Romania placing first and Great Britain finishing third.
Ellie Black placed sixth and Shallon Olsen finished eighth in the artistic gymnastics women’s vault final. Simone Biles takes home another gold for the United States.
Derek Gee and Michael Woods competed in the men’s cycling road race and finished 41st and 44th. Belgium claimed first while France took second and third.
Josh Liendo won the silver medal and Ilya Kharun the bronze in the men’s 100-metre butterfly.
Tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime fell in the men’s singles bronze match
Summer McIntosh won gold and beat her previous Olympic record, while Sydney Pickrem placed sixth in the women’s 200-metre individual medley final.
The Canadian mixed 4 x 100-metre medley team placed fifth.
Corey Conners is ranked in the top 20, while Nick Taylor is now 34th after the men’s third round of golf.
Damian Warner is currently 18th in the decathlon with a combined 6,428 total points.
