The start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is less than a week away, and 371 Canadian athletes — Canada’s largest team since 1984 — are about to take centre stage.
Every journey to a Games is a trying one, but Tokyo 2020 has been especially so — it’s still called Tokyo 2020 in 2021, after all.
But even the most difficult of circumstances hasn’t stopped Canadian athletes from shining on the international stage. From the tennis court, to the track, to the climbing wall — yes, the climbing wall — there has been no shortage of Canucks making headlines across the sporting world during the pandemic, and they will be looking to do so once again when the world turns its eyes to Japan.