5 things to know from Saturday at the Paris Games

From the end of a dramatic run for Canada's women's soccer team to the summer of Summer continuing, here are five things to know from Saturday at the 2024 Paris Games:

PARIS – From the end of a dramatic run for Canada’s women’s soccer team to the summer of Summer continuing, here are five things to know from Saturday at the 2024 Paris Games:

TRIPLE GOLD

Summer McIntosh stands alone in Canadian Olympic history. McIntosh won the women’s 200-metre individual medley in an Olympic-record time of two minutes 6.56 seconds to become the first Canadian to win three gold medals at a Games. The 17-year-old from Toronto won the 400 medley and 200 butterfly earlier this week. She may race in the medley relay on Sunday for more hardware. Elsewhere in the pool, Joshua Liendo and Ilya Kharun became the first Canadian male swimmers to podium in the same Olympic race with silver and bronze, respectively, in the 100 fly.

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BOWING OUT

The defending-champion Canadian women’s soccer team is out, and what a run it was. Canada fell in the quarterfinals 4-2 on penalty kicks to Germany after neither team scored in regulation or extra time. The Canadian women qualified out of their group despite a six-point deduction from FIFA after a drone-spying scandal that rocked the squad. Defender Vanessa Gilles played hero with late winners against France and Colombia to help embattled Canada win all three matches in the group stage.

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PULLING TOGETHER