Sutherland secures place in finals
From Borden, Saskatchewan to the qualifying for the Olympic 400-metre hurdles final, Savannah Sutherland has made an impressive debut in Paris.
Sutherland finished fourth in her semifinal heat and sixth overall on Tuesday with a time of 53.80 seconds securing her a spot in Thursday’s final.
Lyles, Canada out of Olympic play
After going 3-0 in the preliminary action, Canada’s men’s basketball team has wrapped their time at the Olympics following their 82-73 loss to France.
In the first 10 minutes of play, France took the lead and closed the first quarter with a 13-point lead. Canada struggled to make up the difference, only being able to pull the score within seven points of each other in the final seconds of the fourth quarter, before the host team made the final basket and took the win.
Canada’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led both teams with 27 points, while Saskatoon’s Trey Lyle’s added two points.
Water polo and McDowell fall in quarterfinals
Olympic quarterfinal action has come and gone for the Canadian women’s water polo team and Regina-born Blaire McDowell, following their 18-8 loss to Spain.
Team Canada fell behind 6-2 in the first period and was down by six points at halftime. Entering the final period, Canada scored an additional four-points, but it wasn’t enough to close the gap.
The competition is not over for Canada, as they are set to face Italy in fifth to eighth place classification games on August 8.
Canadian artistic swimming team dazzles in Free Routine
Canada’s artistic swimming team, featuring Regina’s co-captain Kenzie Priddell, competed in the Free Routine, their second of three Olympic events.
Canada scored 343.6854 points, 238.3354 for elements and 105.3500 for artistic impression.
The final event, Team Acrobatic Routine, will take place Wednesday, when podium results will be determined by the accumulative scores from technical, free and acrobatic routines.
Sydney Carroll, who hails from Saskatoon, joined the team in Paris as an alternate.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Day 12 in Paris will see two Saskatchewan athletes make their Olympic debut, as well as two coaches and an athlete return to competition.
Jumping back in the pool for their final event, Canada’s artistic swimming team will compete in the Team Acrobatic Routine Wednesday morning at 11:30 a.m. Saskatchewan time.
Margo Erlam, who is from Calgary but trains in Saskatoon, is making her first Olympic appearance in the women’s 3-m springboard preliminary event, Wednesday morning at 7:00 a.m. (SK time).
In the Stade de France, Saskatoon’s Michelle Harrison is making her Olympic debut in the women’s 100-m hurdles Round 1 at 2:15 a.m. (SK time).
In addition, the German women’s basketball team, led by head coach Lisa Thomaidis and assistant coach Connor Jay, will face France in quarterfinals on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. (SK time).
Olympic Notes: Canada added another gold to their tally on Day Eleven of the Games…Camryn Rogers secured a gold medal in the women’s hammer throw…Canada’s medal total: 18 (Gold 6, 4 Silver, 8 Bronze).
Read the full Day Eleven recap at olympic.ca