If Canada couldn’t defend their gold, they’ll certainly take the next best thing.
Three years after winning the event in Tokyo, the Canadian women’s eight team captured silver on Saturday in Paris, narrowly edging out Great Britain to remain in second position with a time of 5:58:84.
Romania handily won gold, separating themselves from the pack in the final 500 metres and crossed the finish line with a time of 5:54:39 — several seconds ahead of their opponents.
Canada earned the chance to defend their Tokyo gold after placing second in their repechage on Thursday.
The Canada women’s team has four returning rowers from the Tokyo gold-medal squad — Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski, Kristen Kit, Sydney Payne and Avalon Wasteneys. The other rowers are Abby Dent, Caileigh Filmer, Maya Meschkuliet, Jessica Sevick and Kristina Walker.
