Rio 2016
Rio Olympics Day 6: What to watch and the latest news
Artur Biyarslanov of Canada reacts after winning his bout against Obada
Al-Kasbeh of Jordan in the men’s 64-kilogram boxing tournament on
Aug. 11.
PETER CZIBORRA/REUTERS
LATEST NEWS
- Canada’s swimmers brought home hardware again, as the team of Taylor Ruck, Brittany MacLean, Penny Oleksiak and Katerine Savard won the bronze medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay Wednesday night.
- Santo Condorelli’s fastest personal time was not quite fast enough for a medal, as he finished just off the podium in the men’s 100m freestyle relay, writes Grant Robertson.
- Brazilian fan culture has been bringing a lot of unique chants, cheering, but a lot of booing to the Rio Olympics, Stephanie Nolen reports.
- The Canadian women’s basketball team is 3-0 for the first time in Olympic history after a 68-59 victory against Senegal on Wednesday.
WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY (ALL TIMES ET)
Golf
All-time Canadian Golf medals
Canada has won one medal in golf events. Select a medal for more details.
Data: Sports-reference.com
Canada’s Graeme DeLaet and David Hearn
begin Canada’s defense of the gold medal, which was won by Canadian
George Lyon in 1904, the last time golf was included in the Olympics.
Play began at 6:30 a.m., with DeLaet firing a five-under 66 as a member of the first group off the tee.
History was made in the opening round, as Justin Rose of Great Britain fired a hole in one on the fourth hole.
Notably absent from the men’s competition
are some of the game’s biggest names, including Jason Day, Rory McIlroy
and Jordan Spieth. A word to the wise among those who are competing:
watch for capybaras. The world’s largest rodents have been spotted on
the Olympic course.
Sergio Garcia of Spain and Bernd Wiesberger of Austria take photos of a
capybara on the 5th hole during a practice at the Olympic Golf Course
in Rio de Janeiro on August 9, 2016.
Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images
Boxing
Canadian boxer Arthur Biyarslanov won a
unanimous decision against Obada Alkasbeh of Jordan in men’s 64-kilogram
boxing in a morning bout.
The 21-year-old known as the “Chechen
Wolf” won gold at the 2015 Pan Am Games with an upset of Olympic
medallist Yasniel Toledo. Canada hasn’t won a boxing medal since
heavyweight David Defiagbon claimed silver in 1996.
Canadian Olympic Boxing team members Arthur Biyarslanov (64 kg) and
Ariane Fortin (75kg) pose for photos after being introduced to the
media, in Montreal on Thursday, July 14, 2016. Canada is sending only
three boxers to the 2016 Olympics, but Arthur Byarslanov, Mandy Bujold
and Ariane Fortin are all medal contenders.
Ryan Remiorz/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Beach volleyball
Canadian Heather Bansley in action during her preliminary beach
volleyball match against team Swiss at Rio Olympics August 10, 2016.
John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
There will be plenty of Canadian
contenders on the sand. Three of Canada’s four teams see action. The
women’s duos of Heather Bansley and Sarah Pavan ( 9 p.m.), and Jamie Broder and Kristina Valjas (2:30 p.m.), take on Germany and Egypt respectively. Ben Saxton and Chaim Chalk, who upset Brazil on Tuesday, lost to Cuba on the mens side in their morning match to fall to 1-2 in the tournament.
Sitting in the No. 2 spot in Pool D, they now await the the fate of
their quarter-final hopes, which rests on the outcome of the
Brazil-Latvia match.
Tennis
Canada’s Vasek Pospisil and Daniel Nestor
take the court in their men’s double semi-final today against Spain,
represented by Marc Lopez Rafael Nadal. They’re third in the order of
play, with matches starting at 11 a.m.
Canada’s Daniel Nestor, back, follows through on a serve while playing
with Vasek Pospisil against Japan’s Go Soeda and Yasutaka Uchiyama
during the fourth set of a Davis Cup tennis world group first round
doubles match in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday March 7, 2015.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
In their other semi, it’s the United
States, represented by Jack Sock and Steve Johnson, going up against
Romania’s Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau.
Rowing
Three Canadian boats are through to rowing finals after a set of races on Thursday morning.
All-time Canadian Rowing medals
Canada has won 40 medals in rowing events. Select a medal for more details.
Data: Sports-reference.com
Medal hopefuls Lindsay Jennerich and
Patricia Obee of Victoria placed second in their semifinal in the
women’s lightweight double sculls, and will race in the final on Friday
at 10 a.m.
That race will be immediately followed by
the men’s four final, featuring the Canadian team of Will Crothers, Kai
Langerfeld, Conlin McCabe and Tim Schrijver. The Canadians qualified
with a second-place finish in their semifinal.
Canada also qualified for the final in the women’s eight event, and will race for a medal on Saturday.
Field hockey
Canada’s men’s team continued its losing skid, dropping a match to Ireland 4-2.
WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING THURSDAY?
- Canoe slalom, men’s and women’s semi-final and finals (11:45 a.m.)
- Canada vs. France, men’s volleyball (4 p.m.)
- Men’s rugby sevens bronze and gold medal games (5:30 p.m.)
- Men’s table tennis bronze and gold medal games (7:30 p.m.)
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