Wyatt Sanford guarantees Team Canada a medal in boxing, while Summer McIntosh prepares to swim for another gold medal

While the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris won’t be as challenging for Canadian viewers to watch and view as the 2020 Tokyo or 2022 Beijing Games, much of the action at these Games will take place at times when many Canadians are fast asleep.

Whether you needed a few hours of sleep, were busy with work, family activities or just didn’t have time to watch, we’ve got you covered from start to finish during the Olympics. Team Canada is currently at seven and will soon be at eight medals.

What to watch for Team Canada today at the Olympics:

• Ellie Black and Ava Stewart compete in the women’s individual all-around gymnastics final at 12:15 p.m. ET

• Felix Auger-Aliassime plays in the quarterfinals of the men’s tennis singles (quarter matches begin at 1 p.m. ET)

• Summer McIntosh swims in the 200-meter butterfly final at 2:30 p.m. ET

• Josh Liendo will swim in the semifinals of the men’s 50-meter freestyle this afternoon at 2:45 p.m. ET

• Women’s relay team swims in the women’s 4×200-meter freestyle final at 3:48 p.m. ET

• Findlay swims in the semifinals of the men’s 200-meter individual medley at 3:35 p.m. ET

• Canada vs France in Women’s 3-on-3 Basketball at 4:00 PM ET

Here’s what you may have missed on Day 6, including an eighth medal for Canada, while Summer McIntosh is hoping to claim a ninth medal this afternoon.

Wyatt Sanford secures medal in men’s 63.5 kilogram class boxing

Boxer Wyatt Sanford defeated Uzbekistan’s Ruslan Abdullaev in the quarterfinals on Thursday morning to secure a gold medal in the men’s 63.5 kilogram boxing event.

However, due to the rules of Olympic boxing competition, Sanford is now assured of winning Canada’s eighth medal at the Paris Olympics, although we don’t yet know for sure what medal that will be. Olympic boxing does not feature a bronze medal fight, making the eventual losers of the upcoming semifinal fights bronze medalists.

Sanford is making his Olympic debut after winning gold at last year’s Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile. Canada has not won an Olympic medal in boxing since 1996, when David Defiagbon won a silver medal in the heavyweight division at the Summer Games in Atlanta.

Wyatt laces up the gloves for his semifinal match on Saturday, August 4 at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Canada qualifies for women’s eight rowing final

The Canadian women’s rowing eight-man team, the reigning gold medalists, qualified for Saturday’s final after finishing second in the repechage on Thursday morning with a time of six minutes, 4.81 seconds.

The Canadians finished less than a second behind the American team, while Australia and Italy finished the repechage in third and fourth place respectively. These four teams join Great Britain and Romania, who won their heats on Monday.

The reigning champion returns to the Olympics with several veterans of the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, including Sydney Payne of Toronto, Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski of Calgary, Avalon Wasteneys of Campbell River (British Columbia) and helmsman Kristen Kit of St. Catharines (Ontario).

Kylie Masse, Josh Liendo, Findlay Knox and the women’s relay team all continue in the pool

With the second-fastest time in the heats, Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse has advanced to the semifinals of the women’s 200-meter backstroke. Masse, a veteran swimmer from LaSalle, Ontario, won a silver medal in the event in Tokyo three years ago and has been setting herself up for another shot at the podium in Paris.

Meanwhile, the Canadian women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay team — consisting of Julie Brousseau of Ottawa, Emma O’Croinin of Edmonton, Marie-Sophie Harvey of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec and Ella Jansen of Burlington, Ontario — finished sixth in this morning’s heats, advancing Canada to this afternoon’s final at 3:48 p.m. ET.

Also in the pool, reigning world champion Findlay Knox qualified for the semifinals of the men’s 200-meter individual medley, finishing 13th in this morning’s heats. The swimming semifinals are this afternoon at 3:35 p.m. ET.

Toronto’s Josh Liendo also advanced this morning, qualifying for the semifinals in the men’s 50-meter freestyle, this afternoon at 2:45 p.m. (Eastern Time).

Evan Dunfee Finishes Fifth in Men’s Speedwalk

Richmond, BC, speedwalker Evan Dunfee came up short for a medal in the men’s 20-kilometer race walk Thursday morning. He finished in fifth place with a time of 1:19:16, about 21 seconds behind Brian Daniel Pintado of Ecuador, who won gold. Caio Bonfim of Brazil and Alvaro Martin of Spain won silver and bronze, respectively.

Dunfee was chasing his second Olympic medal after winning bronze in the 50 kilometres at the 2020 Tokyo Games. He finished third, marking the first time Canada has won an Olympic medal in the longest track and field event, which is no longer part of Olympic track and field competition.

“I’m really proud of the effort,” he shared with The Canadian Press“I just missed that little bit when the pace changed, and yeah, there were four guys better than me today.”

Canada loses to Germany for first time in 3×3 women’s basketball tournament

Team Canada lost 2-1 to Germany on Thursday morning, losing Game 3 of the 3×3 women’s basketball tournament 19-15.

The Canadians chased the Germans from the start, trailing 6-0 and then 7-1 in the opening minutes of the game. Although Canada managed to tie the game at 10-10 with 3:44 remaining, Germany retook the lead to secure the victory by four points.

The Canadian team, led by twin sisters Katherine and Michelle Plouffe from Edmonton, Alberta, will take on Spain on Friday.

Shady Elnahas eliminated in men’s judo under 100 kilograms

Toronto’s Shady Elnahas was eliminated from the men’s 100-kilogram judo event on Thursday morning after losing in the round of 16 to Switzerland’s Daniel Eich.

Elnahas, who won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games and was second at this year’s world championships, made his Olympic debut at the Tokyo Olympics, finishing in a tie for fifth place in the event.