Summer McIntosh sets Olympic record, wins 8th medal for Team Canada, while Felix Auger-Aliassime also makes history

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 currently has eight medals and thanks to Wyatt Sanford, they’ll soon have nine.

What to watch for Team Canada today at the Olympics:

• 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 Summer McIntosh setting a new Olympic record en route to another gold medal, a record-breaking performance from Felix Auger-Aliassime and Canada clinching a medal in boxing.

Summer McIntosh sets new Olympic record, wins gold in women’s 200m butterfly

That earned Summer McIntosh two gold medals in Paris.

The Canadian sensation continues to show the world how dominant she can be at the 2024 Summer Olympics. On Thursday afternoon, she won her second gold medal (her third medal at these Games) in the women’s 200m butterfly.

And she did it with style, breaking both the Canadian and Olympic records in the event with a time of 2:03.03. She is now the first Canadian woman ever to win two gold medals in swimming. She is also the first double gold medalist for Canada since sprint legend Donovan Bailey won two in 1996.

Summer had already won two medals at the Games: gold in the women’s 400-meter medley and silver in the 400-meter freestyle.

It’s safe to say the swimming world is hugely impressed with the Canadian Olympic superstar.

Felix Auger-Aliassime makes Canadian history, reaches men’s singles semifinals

One day after beating Daniil Medvedev in the third round, Felix Auger-Aliassime continued his winning streak with a 6-4, 6-7(8), 6-3 victory over Norway’s Casper Ruud in the quarter-finals of the men’s singles.

With the historic victory, Auger-Aliassime becomes the first Canadian tennis player to reach the semifinals of the Olympic singles event since the sport returned to the Games in 1988. The 18th-seeded player in the men’s Olympic field, Auger-Aliassime has been racking up surprise wins as he progresses through the tournament. Yesterday, he defeated fourth-seeded Medvedev in the third round, and today he defeated sixth-seeded Ruud in the quarterfinals.

It was a dream Olympic run for Auger-Aliassime, who has now reached the semifinals in both the singles and mixed doubles events. The Montreal native and his mixed doubles partner, Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa, will face Tomas Machac and Kateřina Siniaková of the Czech Republic in the semifinals later this afternoon.

Auger-Aliassime will face second-seeded Carlos Alcarez in the singles tomorrow.

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 will lace up the gloves for his semifinal match on Sunday, August 4 at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

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).

Canada battles for bronze in women’s team fencing

After beating France early on Thursday morning to advance to the semi-finals, the Canadian women’s fencing team missed out on a chance to fence for gold after losing 45-31 to the American team.

The Canadians, led by Eleanor Harvey, who won Canada’s first-ever fencing medal on Sunday, started strongly but were unable to hold off the talented American team.

Canada will face Japan for the bronze medal today at 1:10 p.m. (Eastern Time) after Japan lost to Italy in the other women’s team semi-final, the foil match.

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 Australia and is now 0-2 in women’s basketball

Canada’s chances of advancing to the knockout round of the women’s basketball tournament were dashed Thursday morning after they lost 70-65 to Australia.

The Aussies took a 38-32 lead into halftime. While Canada managed to reduce the deficit to two points, Australia dug deep to secure the victory. Bridgette Carlton led the red and whites with 19 points and eight rebounds, while Kia Nurse contributed 12 points.

Canada is now 0-2 in the group stage, with a slim chance of advancing to the quarterfinals. The Canadians next play Nigeria on Saturday, August 3 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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.

More to come.