Penny Oleksiak triumphs in Rio and moves to 1st place in the Canada Commonwealth Cup Standings..

RIO- Sixteen-year-old Penny Oleksiak from Toronto won an historic gold medal in the women’s 100-metre freestyle on Thursday night at the Olympic Games. She tied with American Simone Manuel for top spot as both clocked an Olympic Games record 52.70 seconds in a dramatic finish.

BRONZE MEDAL FOR WOMEN’S 4X200-M RELAY AT THE OLYMPICS..

RIO- Penny Oleksiak anchored Canada’s 4X200-m freestyle for the bronze medal and qualified second for the 100-m freestyle on Wednesday in another exciting night for Canadian swimming at the Olympic Games.

Benfeito and Filion win Olympic diving bronze in Rio, move into 4th & 5th place, respectively, in Canda Commonwealth Cup Standings..

Maintaining their form through five highly competitive rounds, Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion finished on the Olympic podium Tuesday, winning a diving bronze medal in the 10-metre synchro.

Olympic Games Symbolize Hope..

(reprint, Toronto Sun, August 5, 2016)

]Richard C. Powers, President Commonwealth Games Canada

CANADA'S WOMEN WIN BRONZE AT OLYMPIC RUGBY SEVENS, MOVES TO 5TH PLACE IN THE CANADA COMMONWEALTH CUP STANDINGS..

Canada’s women’s sevens Olympic team made history on Monday, winning a bronze medal in Olympic rugby sevens with an impressive 33-10 win over Great Britain.

Kylie Masse wins Canada’s third swimming medal at Olympic Games..

RIO – Kylie Masse of LaSalle, Ont., earned Canada’s third podium finish in swimming on Monday night at the Olympic Games tying for the bronze medal spot in the women’s 100-m backstroke with Yuanhui Fu of China.

PENDREL WINS MONT-STE-ANNE WORLD CUP FOR RECORD 4TH TIME..

(Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC – August 7, 2016) Catharine Pendrel (Luna Pro Team) of Kamloops, BC, won the 12th Mountain Bike World Cup of her career on Sunday at Mont-Ste-Anne, Quebec

Penny Oleksiak takes silver in butterfly in Rio, moves in to 2nd place in Canada Commonwealth Cup Standings..

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Only a world record could deny Penny Oleksiak, who illustrated that she is not only Canadian swimming’s future and its present by winning the nation’s first Olympic silver medal in women’s 100-metre butterfly on Sunday.

Matt Sharpe Wins First Career World Cup Silver Medal in Montreal..

Cruising through the course and never losing his leader position in the last two disciplines, Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt secured the first-ever men’s elite title at the 2016 Montreal ITU Triathlon World Cup. 

Women’s 4x100m free wins Canada’s first Olympic medal at Rio 2016..

The team of Sandrine Mainville, Chantal Van Landeghem, Taylor Ruck andPenny Oleksiak – all first time Olympians – delivered for Team Canada at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Saturday.

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