Olympic newsletter: Women's soccer team does it, Summer goes for another gold
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Summer Macintosh Sport News
Swimmer McIntosh conserves energy in qualifying 6th for Olympic 200m butterfly semifinals
Canada's Summer McIntosh, the two-time defending world champion in the women's 200-metre butterfly, is a step closer to racing for a third swimming medal at the Paris Olympics.
Memory of father gives McKeown 'superpower' to retain gold
PARIS : Kaylee McKeown lost her father to a terminal illness a year before the Tokyo Games, but his memory continues to drive her to ever-higher achievement at the Olympics.
Ledecky back in the swing after 400m freestyle setback
PARIS: Katie Ledecky shrugged off her disappointing 400 metres freestyle bronze to top qualifying for the 1,500m final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday (Jul 30) as Leon Marchand mania returned to a buzzing La Defense Arena.
Olympic newsletter: Canada wins its first 2 golds, plus Tuesday's medal chances
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'Nervous wreck' O'Callaghan takes down teammate Titmus
PARIS : Mollie O'Callaghan was crippled by nerves, unable to sleep and overthinking her 200 metres freestyle battle with Australian teammate Ariarne Titmus, but the redheaded Queenslander turned cold-blooded predator when it counted in the Paris pool.
Golden Summer helps Canada deal with gloomy scandal
PARIS : Summer McIntosh's rampaging win in the women's 400 metres individual medley (IM) at the Paris Olympics on Monday could not have come at a better time for a beleaguered Canadian team sinking under the weight of a soccer spying scandal.
It's Summer time as McIntosh makes winning look easy
PARIS : Canada declared Summer time in the Paris Olympic pool on Monday and the country's 17-year-old sensation Summer McIntosh made it look easy while others celebrated medals won by barely a fingertip.