Sutherland headed to hurdles semifinals
Making her Olympic debut in the women’s 400-metre hurdles on Sunday, Borden product Savannah Sutherland clocked a time of 54.80 seconds to finish third in her heat and advance to the semifinals, which will take place August 6 at 12:07 p.m. Saskatchewan time.
McDowell, water polo wrap up group phase
Regina-born Blaire McDowell and the Canadian women’s water polo team are bound for quarterfinals after wrapping up group phase action on Sunday with a 20-11 loss to the Netherlands.
Canada kept it close in the first period, only down 5-4 at the break, but the Netherlands increased their lead to five goals by halftime and six goals at the end of the third period.
With the loss, the Canadian squad finishes the group phase with a 1-3 record, but in fourth place, good enough to earn a spot in the quarterfinals against Spain on August 6 at 6:00 a.m. SK time.
Thomaidis, Jay, Germany fall in final group game
The German women’s basketball team, led by head coach Lisa Thomaidis and assistant coach Connor Jay —both of Saskatoon— received their first loss at the Olympics on Sunday, falling 87-68 to the United States in their final group game.
Germany wraps up group play with a 2-1 record, finishing second in Group C, and will advance to quarterfinals, which will begin August 7.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Three Saskatchewan athletes will be in competition on Day 10 of the Olympics, with one in the medal round.
Humboldt’s Paige Crozon and the Canadian women’s 3×3 basketball team will have two games on Monday. First up, semifinals against Germany at 10:30 a.m. SK time. If the team wins, they’ll advance to the gold-medal final at 2:00 p.m. SK time or move on to the bronze-medal final at 1:00 p.m. SK time if they lose.
Canada’s artistic swimming team, along with co-captain Kenzie Priddell of Regina, will get its first taste of action at the Paris Olympics when they hit the pool for the Team Technical Routine Monday morning at 11:30 a.m. SK time. Saskatoon’s Sydney Carroll is also at the Games as an alternate with the team.
Anika Newell, who has Saskatoon ties, will make her third-straight Olympic appearance on Monday morning in the women’s pole vault qualification round at 2:40 a.m.
Olympic Notes: Canada added another pair of medals on Day Nine of the Olympics…Ethan Katzberg earned Canada’s first-ever gold medal in the men’s hammer throw…Wyatt Sanford claimed a bronze in the men’s 63.5-kilogram event…Canada’s medal total: 17 (5 Gold, 4 Silver, 8 Bronze).