“We head into the Games feeling our team is ready, athletes ready, coaches ready, support staff ready. There are health issues, political issues, drug issues, financial issues, crime issues, security issues all plaguing these Games of Rio. Yet, never has the sustainability of the Olympics been under question the way it is being throttled at these Olympic Games of incongruity. But you have a whole slew of podium athletes very well-positioned heading into the Games.”This is a different Canadian team in Rio. Now, let’s go.”The first Canadian medal could well come Sunday in women’s synchronized diving.

Source: National Post August 02, 2016 23:26 UTC