Sutherland seventh in finals
In the race for gold, Borden’s Savannah Sutherland came up short in the women’s 400-metre hurdles final, finishing seventh with a time of 53.88 seconds.
Time is up for Harrison on Olympic track
Following her results in the women’s 100-m hurdles Repechage Round, Michelle Harrison, of Saskatoon, ran for the final time in Paris.
She finished seventh in her heat with a time of 13.30 seconds and had to be one of the top two finishers in her heat to qualify for semifinals.
McDowell, Canada to play for seventh & eighth place
Regina’s Blaire McDowell and the women’s water polo team will play one final game after their 10-5 loss to Italy, Thursday morning.
The first period ended 1-1, before Canada fell four points leading into halftime.
In the third quarter, Canada made up the four-point difference and tied the score but just two minutes later, Italy took the lead once again.
From that point on, it was all Italy. They scored four more points to close out the fourth period and took the win.
Canada will face Greece August 10, as the two compete for seventh place in the Games.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Day Fourteen in Paris will see a small town Saskatchewan diver compete in his second event.
Pike Lake’s Rylan Wiens is back on the 10-metre platform for the men’s preliminary dive event at 2:00 a.m. Saskatchewan time.
Read the full Day Thirteen recap at Olympic.ca
Olympic Notes: Canada added two medals to their collection on Day Thirteen…Maude Charron secured silver in the women’s 59-kilogram weightlifting event…taekwondo athlete Skylar Park rounded up Canada’s bronze medal count to ten…Canada’s medal total: 21 (6 Gold, 5 Silver, 10 Bronze).