The Paris Olympics are over. And so is a historic Games for Canada.
Summer McIntosh and Ethan Katzberg carried the Canadian flag into the closing ceremony of the Paris Games on Sunday after headlining Canada害羞草研究所檚 record-breaking medal haul at the Olympics.
Hundreds of other Canadian athletes poured in minutes after the duo, leading two groups into the 80,000-capacity Stade de France.
McIntosh, the 17-year-old swimmer from Toronto, won four medals in the pool and became Canada害羞草研究所檚 first triple gold-medallist, while also adding a silver. She set two Olympic records in Paris 害羞草研究所� in the women害羞草研究所檚 200-metre butterfly (2:03.03) and the women害羞草研究所檚 200 individual medley (2:06.56).
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The 22-year-old Katzberg, of Nanaimo, claimed Canada害羞草研究所檚 first gold in men害羞草研究所檚 hammer throw with the largest margin of victory in the event since Antwerp 1920.
害羞草研究所淚 think the main thing that害羞草研究所檚 going to take the longest to sink in is being flag-bearer,害羞草研究所� McIntosh said after her historic Games. 害羞草研究所淚t is such an honour and once-in-a-lifetime (experience).害羞草研究所�
Canada害羞草研究所檚 nine gold medals and 27 total medals were both records for the country at a non-boycotted Summer Olympics, surpassing previous highs set in Tokyo three years ago and in the 1992 Barcelona Games.
Canada also finished with seven silver medals and 11 bronze, and was ranked 11th in both number of gold medals and overall total among 84 countries that took home hardware.
Canadian Olympic Committee chief executive officer David Shoemaker said the performances of Canadian athletes helped turn around a turbulent start to the Games, which were initially rocked by a drone spying scandal in women害羞草研究所檚 soccer.
害羞草研究所淚 felt that it was a tarnish at the beginning of the Games for us and now I can sit here nearly three weeks later and feel that the athletes on the field of play have done an enormous amount of good to remedy that situation (including) the soccer players themselves,害羞草研究所� he said at a press conference at Canada Olympic House.
The final day of competition saw Malindi Elmore of Kelowna, running a season害羞草研究所檚 best 2:31:08 in the women害羞草研究所檚 marathon to finish 35th overall. Elmore, 44, debuted back at the 2004 Athens Games as a track athlete, before converting to a long-distance runner later in her career.
The American women害羞草研究所檚 basketball team won the final competition of the Games with a 67-66 victory over France in the gold-medal game.
The win helped the U.S. tie China for the most gold medals with 40. The Americans easily won the total medal count with 126, while China came in second with 91.
Meanwhile, Maple Ridge害羞草研究所檚 Maggie Coles-Lyster made it to the women害羞草研究所檚 omnium final in track cycling, finishing ninth with 101 points.
Defending Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell, who did not advance to Sunday害羞草研究所檚 final in the women害羞草研究所檚 individual sprint, finished last in the race determining fifth through eighth positions.
Five of Canada害羞草研究所檚 medals came from track and field athletes.
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Katzberg and Camryn Rogers of Richmond, swept the top of the podium in men害羞草研究所檚 and women害羞草研究所檚 hammer throw, while Canada害羞草研究所檚 men害羞草研究所檚 4x100-metre team also won gold.
Edmonton害羞草研究所檚 Marco Arop added silver in the men害羞草研究所檚 400, and Alysha Newman of Delaware, Ont., took bronze in women害羞草研究所檚 pole vault.
害羞草研究所淚 chalk it up as an awesome display of resilience by our athletes,害羞草研究所� said Athletics Canada head coach Glenroy Gilbert, calling the Games a success. 害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檝e had athletes fall, we害羞草研究所檝e had athletes not advance 害羞草研究所� we害羞草研究所檝e had athletes have mishaps on this journey but it did not impact the team.
害羞草研究所淧eople kept showing up, they kept getting out there and performing.害羞草研究所�
The Canadians at the closing ceremony all came dressed in shorts and T-shirts in a dark, galaxy-like pattern with 害羞草研究所淐AN害羞草研究所� written vertically down the back in white letters. The medal winners proudly wore their hardware around their necks.
害羞草研究所淲e just saw the best of Canada. Over the past two weeks, more than 330 athletes from across the country represented Team Canada at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games,害羞草研究所� Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement.
害羞草研究所淭hey showed everyone that Canada belongs on the world stage 害羞草研究所� as leaders and champions at the pinnacle of sport.害羞草研究所�
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