What happened on day 5 at the Olympics: Canada women’s soccer team wins against Colombia, advancing to quarter-finals

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Olympic highlights for July 31

• Soccer: Canada’s women’s soccer team won its do-or-die match against Colombia at the Nice Stadium 1-0 with a second-half goal by Vanessa Gilles. The victory means Canada staves off elimination and advances to the quarter-finals of the Olympics and will face Germany on Saturday in Marseilles. After the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed Canada’s appeal of FIFA’s six-point deduction, Canada absolutely needed to win this game to gain three points to continue in the Olympics. Meanwhile, suspended head coach Bev Priestman’s old emails show she had conversations about “spying” months before the Olympic games.
• Swimming: Canada’s Ilya Kharun won a bronze medal in the men’s 200-metre butterfly final this afternoon. He finished in 1:52.80 and is the first Canadian man to win an Olympic swim medal since 2012. Summer McIntosh came in first in her group for the women’s 200-metre butterfly semifinals and will swim in the final tomorrow. The 17-year-old Canadian phenom has secured two Olympics medals in Paris so far. Kelsey Wog and Sydney Pickrem qualified for the women’s 200-metre breaststroke semifinal at 4:03 p.m. ET after placing 12th and 13th in their heats. Blake Tierney did not qualify for the men’s 200-metre backstroke semifinals.
• Gymnastics: Canada’s Felix Dolci experienced a major fall from the horizontal bar after his leather hand grips ripped mid-rotation in a dramatic moment, but recovered to get back on soon after. Dolci finished in 20th place at the men’s all-around final for artistic gymnastics, while Rene Cournoyer finished at 17th at the Bercy Arena. The women’s team placed fifth in their finals for the equivalent event.
• Triathlon: In a last-minute move, England’s Alex Yee sprinted to overtake New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde for gold in the men’s triathlon this morning. Canada’s Tyler Mislawchuk places ninth in his and Charles Paquet at 13th. France’s Cassandre Beaugrand struck gold in the women’s triathlon. Team Canada’s Emy Legault placed 35th.

In photos: Day five of the Paris Olympics

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Here’s what happened today, July 31, at the Olympics

• Diving: Caeli McKay and Kate Miller narrowly missed the podium, placing fourth in women’s 10-metre synchronized platform.
• Water polo: Canada bounced back on the opposite end of a 12-7 loss from Hungary on Monday after they defeated China in today’s women’s water polo match with a score of 12-7 yet again.
• Tennis: Felix Auger-Aliassime is heading to the men’s singles quarterfinals after defeating AIN player Daniil Medvedev in a 6-3, 7-6 set. Medvedev is part of the Athlete Individuel Neutre which allows Russian and Belarussian athletes to compete in the Games as long as they can prove they don’t support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia hasn’t been recognized at the Games since 2016 due to evidence of state-sponsored doping. Gabriela Dabrowski and Leylah Fernandez fall to AIN duo in the second round of women’s doubles after a 4-6, 0-6 loss. Auger-Aliassime and Dabrowski will team up against Team USA in the mixed doubles quarterfinals.
• Basketball: Canada extended their win-streak after defeating China in today’s 3x3 basketball event with a score of 21-11. The women’s team play Germany at 3:30 a.m. ET tomorrow.
• Beach Volleyball: In the afternoon, Canada’s men’s duo Samuel Schachter and Daniel Dearing hope to get their first win when they face Brazil at 2 p.m. ET. Team Canada’s Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes will face Switzerland’s Zoe Verge-Depre and Esmee Boebner in the women’s equivalent event at 3 p.m. ET.

What to watch for tomorrow, August 1, at the Olympics

• Swimming: Another big day in the pool as Summer McIntosh, Kylie Masse, Josh Liendo and Canada’s women’s relay team vie for medals. The morning session will see heats in the women’s 200-metre backstroke (Masse, Regan Rathwell) at 5 a.m. ET, men’s 50-metre freestyle heats (Liendo) at 5:18 a.m., men’s 200-metre individual medley heats (Finlay Knox) at 5:4.7 a.m. and the women’s 4x200-metre freestyle relay at 6:05 a.m.. In the afternoon, starting at 2:30 p.m. ET, we’ll see which Canadians make the semifinals for the men’s 50-metre freestyle, and 200-metre individual medley and the women’s 200-metre backstroke. Medals will be handed out for the women’s 200-metre butterfly final, 200-metre breaststroke final and 4x200-metre freestyle relay final as well as the men’s 200-metre backstroke final.
• Rowing: Team Canada’s women’s eight rowing team will compete in a repechage after finishing third in Monday’s heat round. The winners of heats advance to the finals while remaining teams use repechage’s for another chance to qualify. Canada is the defending gold medalist.
• Basketball: Canada’s women team takes on Australia at 7:30 a.m. ET hoping for some good news after reeling from a 75-54 loss against France. In 3x3 basketball, the women’s team will face Germany at 3:30 a.m. ET and France at 4 p.m. ET.
• Sailing: Sarah Douglas will set sail on the Marseille Marina at 9:35 a.m. ET in the first race of the women’s dinghy event. The first ten boats ranked will progress to the medal race. Douglas made Canadian history after placing sixth overall in the women’s laser radial class which is an all-time best finish for a Canadian in the event.
• Beach Volleyball: Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec will attempt to bounce back from two previous losses against Team USA and China when they take on Australian duo Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar at 10 a.m. ET.
• Boxing: Wyatt Sanford will represent Team Canada in men’s 63.5-kilogram boxing quarterfinals taking place at the North Paris Arena at 6:52 a.m. ET. He will face Uzbekistan’s Ruslan Abdullaev.

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