By Doug Harrison, CBC SportsCatharine Pendrel of Kamloops, B.C., overcame an early crash that dropped her to 15th place to win the bronze medal in the women's cross-country mountain bike race at the Rio Olympics on Saturday. Pendrel's medal was the first by a Canadian in the event since Marie-Hélène-Prémont captured silver at the Athens Olympics in 2004. MEDAL ALERT | #CAN Catharine Pendrel wins #Bronze in women's cross-country mountain bike. A medal favourite four years ago, Pendrel was in front early at the London Olympics but couldn't sustain the pace, finishing ninth. "After London with a broken collarbone, to being 10 metres from a bronze medal, it is a heartbreak," said Batty.

Source: CBC News August 20, 2016 17:05 UTC