Highlights of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games – National
PARIS – Here are some notable quotes from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 3, 2024:
“There have been so many people before me who have paved the way for me and inspired me to get to where I am today. I owe a lot to them. I’m just proud of what I’ve been able to accomplish.”
– Three-time gold medalist Summer McIntosh talks about her place in Canadian sports history.
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“It’s amazing, right? It’s a huge milestone, and it’s something I don’t take lightly. I’m really proud that I was able to do it, and it’s a surreal moment. That day and the crowd, it all came together. It’s hard to put into words.”
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– Josh Liendo, first black Canadian swimmer to win an Olympic medal.
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“I can’t find the tears. I think I’ve shed them all this week.”
– Canadian soccer player Vanessa Giles after the reigning Olympic champions lost their quarter-final to Germany.
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“We have two female boxers who were born women, raised as women, have women’s passports and have competed for many years as women… Some want to appropriate a definition of what a woman is.”
– IOC President Thomas Bach on “hate speech” directed against boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting at the Paris Olympics.
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“Coming back to the sport, I wanted to contribute to the legacy of Canadian women’s rowing, and I was inspired by the women who were in that boat that won gold (in Tokyo)… I’m just overwhelmed and everyone in the world should pay attention because Canadian rowing is here and it’s not going away anytime soon.”
– Caileigh Filmer, member of the Canadian women’s eight rowing team, after winning a silver medal
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“We thought we had won, and just as we were warming up, we knew it was going to be incredibly difficult. He was in excruciating pain, he couldn’t jump, he couldn’t move.”
– Canadian beach volleyball player Samuel Schachter talks about teammate Dan Dearing’s back injury, which forced the duo to withdraw from the Lucky Loser match against Chile.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 3, 2024.
© 2024 The Canadian Press
