What Canada Did on Day 9 at Rio 2016: Abel misses out on medal

RIO DE JANEIRO – What Canada Did on Sunday at the Rio Summer Olympic Games (distances in metres):
ATHLETICS
Men’s 100 _ Andre De Grasse of Markham, Ont., had the second-fastest time in the semifinals (9.92 seconds), then ran a personal-best 9.91 to win the bronze medal.
Men’s high jump _ Derek Drouin, Corunna, Ont., tied for the best mark (2.29 metres) to qualify for Tuesday’s final round; Mike Mason, Nanoose Bay, B.C., failed to advance with a top height of 2.26.
Women’s 400 _ Carline Muir, Edmonton, was 12th in the semifinal round (51.11), and did not qualify for the medal race.
Women’s 1,500 _ Nicole Sifuentes, Winnipeg, did not qualify for the final after placing 18th overall in the semifinals (4:08.53).
Women’s marathon _ Lanni Marchant of London, Ont., completed the course in two hours, 33 minutes and eight seconds to finish 24th; Krista DuChene, Brantford, Ont., was 35th (2:35:29).
BADMINTON
Women’s singles _ Michelle Li, Markham, Ont., lost to Sindhu Pursala of India, 2-1 (19-21, 21-15, 21-17) and is 1-1 in her group.
BASKETBALL
Women _ Nirra Fields of Lachine, Que., contributed 13 points as Canada (3-2) finished third in their preliminary-round group following a 73-60 loss to Spain. They play France in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Women _ Heather Bansley, Waterdown, Ont., and Sarah Pavan, Kitchener, Ont., lost in the quarter-finals, 2-0 (21-14, 21-14) to the top-seeded team of Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst, Germany.
BOXING
Men’s light welterweight (64 kg) _ Arthur Biyarslanov, Toronto, was eliminated after losing a 2-0 decision to Germany’s Artem Harutyunyan.
Women’s middleweight (69-75 Kg) _ Ariane Fortin, St-Nicholas, Que., lost 2-1 in her round-of-16 match to Dariga Shakimova of Kazakhstan.
CYCLING
Women’s sprint _ Kate O’Brien, Calgary, was 12th in qualification with 11.020 seconds; lost to Natasha Hansen, New Zealand, by 0.183 (11.583) in the round of 32; Monique Sullivan, Calgary, placed 17th (11.143) in qualification; lost by 0.150 (11.6349) to Katy Marchand of Britain; both were eliminated in the same repechage heat where O’Brien finished second by 0.061 seconds (11.527) and Sullivan was third (11.720).
DIVING
Women’s three-metre springboard _ Jennifer Abel of Laval, Que., placed fourth in the final with 367.25 points; Pamela Ware, Greenfield Park, Que., was seventh (323.15).
EQUESTRIAN
Individual jumping _ Amy Millar, Perth, Ont., aboard Heros, and Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, Ont. (Fine Lady 5) had flawless runs in the first qualification round; Yann Candele, Caledon, Ont. (First Choice 15), and Tiffany Foster, North Vancouver, B.C. (Tripple X III), each incurred four penalties. The second round will be held Tuesday.
Team jumping _ Canada is tied with three other countries for third place after the opening session.
GOLF
Men _ Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., shot a two-under-par 69 in the final round to place 20th overall with 280; David Hearn, Brantford, Ont., had a 66 and finished in a tie for 30th (283).
GYMNASTICS (ARTISTIC)
Women’s vault _ Shallon Olsen, Vancouver, was eighth in the event with a score of 14.816.
SAILING
470 class _ Graeme and Jacob Saunders, both Chester, N.S., were 14th and 17th in the day’s races. With three legs remaining in the preliminary round, they rank 22nd overall with a score of 130.
Finn class _ Tom Ramshaw, Toronto, crossed the line 20th in both races, and will not qualify for the medal race after placing 21st overall (174).
Nakra 17 _ Nikola Girke of West Vancouver, B.C., and Luke Ramsay, Vancouver, placed 11th, 17th and ninth to finish 15th overall (154), did not qualify for the medal run.
SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING
Duets _ Jacqueline Simoneau, Saint-Laurent, Que., and Karine Thomas, Gatineau, Que., are seventh following the preliminary round’s free routine with 90.0667 points. The event continues Monday with the technical program.