Canada put up a spirited performance to enjoy a successful participation at the recently concluded Olympic Games
in Paris, France. Team Canada signed off the competition with 27 medals.

The medals consisted of nine gold medals, seven silver medals and 11 bronze medals. Canada was ranked 12th on
the medal table.

Athletics fetched three gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal for Canada. In beach volleyball, one
silver medal was won by Canada. Boxing came in with one bronze medal for the nation. One gold medal was
brought in through breaking and another through canoe sprint. Canoe sprint also added a bronze medal to the
Canadian medal table.

Diving and fencing each had one bronze medal while judo had a gold medal for Canada. Rowing and rugby sevens
ended with a silver medal each. Canada made a major impact in swimming which was spearheaded by Summer
McIntosh, swooping three gold medals, two silver medals and three bronze medals. Taekwondo, tennis and
trampoline gymnastics had one bronze medal each. Weightlifting earned one silver medal for Canada.

Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh won four medals at the recent Olympics, tying her for the most medals won
by a Canadian athlete at one Olympic Summer Games. Out of the four medals won by the 17-year-old, three were
gold, the most ever by a Canadian athlete at one Olympic Games.

“I can’t say thank you enough [to the fans] for all their support. It means the absolute world,” said McIntosh, in an
interview with the CBC. “We wouldn’t be here without them today. Even when we were over in Paris, we could
feel their support.”

Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney and Andrew De Grasse emerged superior to win gold for Canada in
the men’s 4×100-metre relay with the fastest time of 37.50. Following the success by the relay team, De Grasse is
tied with swimmer Penny Oleksiak as Canada’s most decorated Olympian with seven medals.

“These guys just motivated me. I was just trying to be Andre De Grasse, man. Just go out there and leave it all out
there. That’s half the battle. I had a two-hour warmup just to get the hamstring ready,” said De Grasse to the
National Post.

In women’s soccer, Canada women’s team was deducted six-points over charges of a drone spying scandal on an
opponent’s practice session following investigations by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA).

Team officials were punished as well.

Following disciplinary action, there was “an automatic deduction of six points from the Canadian Soccer
Association’s women’s representative team’s standing in group A of the OFT (Olympic football tournament), and a
fine of CHF 200,000,” said FIFA in a statement.

Beverely Priestman, Joseph Lombardi and Jasmine Mander — each an official of the Canadian Soccer Association
— were suspended from partaking in football-related activity for one year.

Canada Soccer CEO and general secretary Kevin Blue expressed disappointment over the decision and indicated
the next step for the team.

“Canada Soccer is disappointed with the impact of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee’s decision on our athletes. We
are exploring options to appeal on the basis that it is excessive punitive towards our women’s national team
players – who were not involved in any unethical behaviour,” said Blue.

Disciplinary action was taken by Canada on head coach Priestman.

“The Canadian Olympic Committee has removed the Canadian women’s national soccer team head coach Bev
Priestman from the Canadian Olympic Team due to her suspension by Canada Soccer. Assistant coach Andy Spence will lead the women’s national soccer team for the remainder of the Paris 2024 Olympic Game,” said the Canadian
Olympic Committee in a statement.

Canada appealed the six-point deduction at the Court of Arbitration of Sports (CAS) but was dismissed.

“The application filed by the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Soccer (the applicants) in relation to the
six-point deduction imposed on the Canadian women’s soccer team for the football tournament at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 has been dismissed,” said CAS in a statement.

“The applicants sought a decision from the CAS ad hoc division either cancelling or reducing the points deduction
imposed by the FIFA Appeal Committee in its decision of 27 July 2024 after it established that breaches of the FIFA
regulations applicable to the Olympic football tournament concerning the prohibition on flying drones over
training sites had occurred,” stated CAS.

Despite the six-point deduction, Canada women’s team maintained resilience and composure to qualify out of
group A with three points alongside Colombia and France, the table toppers and host nation. Canada booked a
quarter-final clash against powerhouse Germany with the game ending goalless after regular and extra time. The
tournament was a wrap for Canada after losing 2 – 4 to Germany through penalty kicks.

Canada women’s soccer team won successive bronze medals at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games and
recorded a superb and heroic finish at Tokyo 2020 with gold.

There were 317 athletes that officially competed for Team Canada in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with 81 top-
eight finishes. Canada bagged 27 medals across 15 sports. Of those medals, 17 originated from the women’s
events, nine from athletes competing in men’s events and one from a mixed gender event.

During the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Team Canada came home with 24 medals, made up of seven gold, seven
silver and 10 bronze medals. In the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Team Canada departed with 22 medals, consisting of
four gold, three silver and 15 bronze medals. Team Canada accumulated even less medals during the London 2012
Olympic Games, securing two gold, six silver and 10 bronze medals.