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FOG BLOG COMMONWEALTH GAMES LOG: UPDATES AND CANADA'S STANDINGS AT THE GAMES!

Canada's 15 medals on Monday have propelled the country to six gold, 11 silver and 16 bronze so far at the 2022 Commonwealth Games for a total of 33. Canada's McIntosh, Charron, Deguchi win gold medals on Day 4 of Commonwealth Games

Canadian athletes also claim 5 silver, 7 bronze in Monday medal haul Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh captured her second gold medal of the Commonwealth Games on Monday by winning the women's 200-metre individual medley title in Birmingham, England — adding to Canada's medal haul on Day 4.

The 15-year-old phenom swam the distance in a personal-best time of two minutes 08.70 seconds to edge Australia's Kaylee McKeown by 0.82 seconds. Abbie Wood of England took bronze with a time of 2:10.68. Canada's Mary-Sophie Harvey finished sixth, 3.78 seconds behind McIntosh.

McIntosh, a Toronto native, also topped the podium in the women's 400m individual medley on Friday in her Commonwealth Games debut — setting a new Games record in the process. McIntosh then helped the Canadian team win bronze in the women's 4x100m freestyle on Saturday and silver in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay on Sunday.

She also claimed two gold medals at the World Championships last month in Budapest, winning the 200m butterfly and 400m medley. She is Canada's youngest-ever swimming world champion and the first Canadian swimmer to capture multiple gold medals at the same worlds.

Canada's 15 medals on Monday have propelled the country to six gold, 11 silver and 16 bronze so far at the 2022 Commonwealth Games for a total of 33.

The Canadian team won 82 four years ago in Australia. The Games close on Monday, Aug. 8.

Charron wins record-setting weightlifting gold

Canadian weightlifter Maude Charron set multiple Commonwealth Games records while capturing gold in the women's 64-kilogram event.

The Rimouski, Que., native lifted 98 kg on her first snatch attempt and went on to set a Games record with 101 kg on her third attempt, rebounding after failing to complete the lift on her second.

Charron continued her stellar performance in the clean and jerk program, improving her lifts from 123 kg to 127 kg and finally 130 kg while breaking her previous Games record and claiming Canada's fourth gold medal of these Games.

Charron finished with a Games record total of 231 kg.


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