What to watch in Olympic sports this weekend

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Summer is officially here (hot enough for ya?), the Paris Games are only five weeks away and some of Canada's best-known Olympians are competing this weekend. Here's what to watch:

It's Penny Oleksiak's last chance to qualify for a solo event.

The most decorated Olympian in Canadian history could be nearing the end of her swimming career. Since winning an astonishing four medals, including an individual gold, as a 16-year-old at the 2016 Games and adding three more in 2021, Oleksiak's only major hardware is the four relay medals she picked up at the 2022 world championships. She's been slowed by injuries over the past couple of years and has given the impression that Paris could be her final Olympic Games.

Penny was named to the Canadian team last month, but as of right now she's only allowed to compete in relay races. She failed to meet the Olympic qualifying time in her three individual events at the Canadian trials, despite winning the 50 and 100m freestyle finals (she was ninth in the 200).

On Saturday in Rome, Oleksiak will make a last-ditch effort to qualify for a solo event when she competes in the women's 100m freestyle at the Sette Colli meet. To get to Paris, she needs to clock in at 53.61 seconds or faster — an improvement of just five hundredths of a second from her time at the trials.

Read more about Penny's last chance in this story by CBC Sports' Devin Heroux. Also, read Devin's story on the exciting potential of Canada's Olympic swim team, led by 17-year-old phenom Summer McIntosh.

Canada's Olympic golfers are competing in big tournaments.

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