Ilya Kharun has won Canada’s seventh medal at the Paris Olympics.
The 19-year-old picked up bronze in the men’s 200-metre butterfly final.
Our country now has two gold, two silver and three bronze.
It’s the first medal in men’s swimming for Canada since London 2012.
Summer McIntosh advanced to Thursday’s final in the women’s 200-metre butterfly, she’ll go for her third medal.
Over in the the women’s 200-metre breaststroke, Kelsey Wog and Sydney Pickrem of Halifax qualified for the semifinals.
Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinal in men’s singles tennis, it will be the best result for a Canadian ever.
HISTORIC MEDAL 🤩 (AGAIN!) Ilya Kharun has become the first Canadian man to win an Olympic medal in swimming since London 2012. #TeamCanada
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) July 31, 2024
The 19-year-old won bronze in the men’s 200m butterfly for Canada’s first ever Olympic medal in the event. https://t.co/dRC7dUlTMr
