Canadians to watch Friday at the Commonwealth Games
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After three consecutive days of double-digit podium appearances, Canadian athletes added just two medals today in Birmingham, England. The women's rhythmic gymnastics team won gold, while diver Caeli McKay took bronze in the women's 10m platform. Through seven days of competition, Canada has captured 59 medals (17 gold, 20 silver, 22 bronze). That's good for third place in the standings. Read more about today's top Canadian performances and watch highlights here.
Day 8 should be more productive for Canada, with solid medal contenders in a variety of sports. Here's who to look for, and which of the six streaming channels available on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem you can watch them on:Diving: Mia Vallée in the women's 1m springboard, and Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray in the men's synchronized 10 platform Vallée, 21, took bronze in the women's 1m event a few weeks ago at the world championships in Hungary, where she added a silver in the 3m. Also competing for Canada in the 1m is Margo Erlam, who placed ninth at worlds. Assuming they get through the morning preliminary round, Vallée and Erlam will try for a medal in the final at 1:05 p.m. ET on channel 2. Wiens, 20, and Zsombor-Murray, 19, are coming off a bronze in the 10m synchro at worlds, where they were competing together for just the second time. They're one of six tandems in the final at 2:23 p.m. ET on channel 2.Track and field: Alex Dupont and Josh Cassidy in the men's wheelchair 1,500m final Dupont, 36, is the defending champion in this event. The 37-year-old Cassidy was one of Canada's


