Canadian athletes who hope to make their Olympic debuts in Paris 2024 are getting a taste of the spotlight they'll face when they compete on one of the world's biggest sporting stages.
In a downtown Montreal hotel on Thursday, athletes were shepherded from room to room for nearly 12 hours of back-to-back interviews and photo shoots as part of a media day organized by the Canadian Olympic Committee.
For Eric Peters, who competes in archery, the camera flashes and increased scrutiny are both cool and "a little nerve-racking." "I've kind of flown under the radar for a long time, and to be standing out like this is a new experience," he said in an interview. WATCH | Ottawa's Peters claims silver at archery worlds: Peters said his sport is low-profile enough that members of the public sometimes ask him whether he's a hunter.
He doesn't know what to expect on the big Olympic stage, or what opportunities might come his way as a result, which is part of the excitement.