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While you were sleeping: How Canada performed at Tokyo Olympics Sunday, Monday

WATCH: Canadian women are keeping up Team Canada's streak of medals at the Tokyo Olympics. Swimmer Maggie Mac Neil nabbed the country's first gold medal of the Games in the 100-metre butterfly, while Jessica Klimkait became the first Canadian woman to medal in judo. Crystal Goomansingh reports. – Jul 26, 2021

Canada has won its first gold medal of the Olympics, with lots of action in the pool and judo ring in Tokyo Sunday night and Monday morning.

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Swimming:

Maggie Mac Neil won Canada’s first gold medal of the Olympics, in the women’s 100m butterfly event.

The 21-year-old from London, Ont., set a Canadian record at her first Olympics with a time of 55.59 seconds.

She’s also Canada’s first multi-medallist in Tokyo, after winning freestyle relay silver with her teammates on July 24.

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“I’m still kind of trying to wrap my head around the silver that we got yesterday,” Mac Neil said at a press conference Monday. “So I thought that was so incredible, swimming with those girls was amazing. But I don’t think this one is going to set in for quite a while.”

Judo:

Jessica Klimkait became the first-ever Canadian woman to win an Olympic medal in judo, when she defeated a Slovenian opponent for the bronze in the women’s 57kg event.

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Her teammate Arthur Margelidon also made it to the bronze medal match in the men’s 73kg event, but he lost in seconds to opponent Tsgotbaatar Tsend-Ochir of Mongolia.

Canada’s Jessica Klimkait reacts after defeating Slovenia’s Kaja Kajzer in the judo women’s -57kg bronze medal B bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images

Basketball:

The Canadian women’s basketball team lost a preliminary round in a close game against Serbia, 72-68. Canada will face South Korea next on July 29.

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Triathlon:

TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 26: Triathletes dive into the water as a broadcast boat prevents all swimmers from starting forcing a restart before the Men’s Individual Triathlon on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Odaiba Marine Park on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Adam Pretty/Getty Images

Canada’s Tyler Mislawchuk came in 15th place in the men’s individual triathlon event, while teammate Matt Sharpe came in 49th.

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The event got off to a rocky start, with a media boat getting in the way of some of the swimmers. This meant that the athletes had to be called back to start again.

Diving:

Vincent Riendeau and Nathan Zsombor-Murray got fifth place in men’s 10m synchro diving, matching Canada’s best-ever result in this event.

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Softball:

Canada defeated Italy 8-1 in opening round play. The team has already qualified for the bronze medal game, and will play either Mexico or Australia.

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