Lindsay Jennerich and Patricia Obee of Victoria earned silver in the women's lightweight double sculls Friday morning. The pair, favoured to land on the podium, trailed for most of the race, but came on strong in the final 500 meters to finish second. Ilse Paulis and Maaike Head of the Netherlands won gold.
Tennis
Canada's Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil lost 2-0 in straight sets to the U.S. pair Steve Johnson and Jack Sock in the men's doubles tennis bronze medal match.
The Canadians were badly outplayed, had but one shot on goal and probably should have lost. Yet they won, Cathal Kelly writes.
Canada’s Sophie Schmidt celebrates with teammate Canada’s Ashley Lawrence after scoring her team’s first goal during a quarter-final match of the women’s Olympic football tournament between Canada and France in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on August 12, 2016.
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