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Canadian Olympic fans can buy red sunglasses in support of athletes
TORONTO - Red mittens for winter — and now, red sunglasses for summer. More »
The Canadian Press - Tue, 7 May, 2013 11:01 AM EDT
Tobacconist's charter challenge thrown out in N.S. court
A judge has dismissed a charter challenge by Bob Gee of Mader's Tobacco. Gee was found guilty of displaying tobacco in plain sight. More »
CBC - Wed, 1 May, 2013 5:57 PM EDT
'Out of fuel': For Olympian, on road to Sochi Games, half the battle is staying fighting-fit
POISSY, France - A luxury sports car, it turns out, is a very appropriate place to interview an Olympian about how he injured his back. Because the contrast between More »
The Canadian Press - Fri, 26 Apr, 2013 4:39 AM EDTIn Olympic year, half the battle is keeping fit
POISSY, France (AP) -- A luxury sports car, it turns out, is a very appropriate place to interview an Olympian about how he injured his back. Because the contrast More »
AP - Sports - Fri, 26 Apr, 2013 3:08 AM EDTVirtue, Moir soaking up every experience in likely final few months of careers
TORONTO - Three women are fussing over Tessa Virtue, one gently brushes her ponytail, another holds up different dangling earrings, another is trying on potential More »
The Canadian Press - Thu, 25 Apr, 2013 5:58 PM EDT
Karen O'Neill named the new leader of Canadian Paralympic Committee
OTTAWA - Karen O'Neill has been named the new chief executive officer of the Canadian Paralympic Committee. More »
The Canadian Press - Wed, 24 Apr, 2013 1:34 PM EDT
New Olympic offices in Montreal to be showpiece for sport, COC president says
OTTAWA - The Montreal headquarters of Canada's Olympic organization is set to become much more than an office. More »
The Canadian Press - Sun, 21 Apr, 2013 4:38 PM EDT
Figure skaters Duhamel and Radford help Canada win silver at World Team Trophy
TOKYO - Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford finished second in the pairs competition Saturday to help Canada win the silver medal at the ISU World Team Trophy figure More »
The Canadian Press - Sat, 13 Apr, 2013 11:01 AM EDT
Three-time world champ Patrick Chan finishes fifth in free skate at World Team Trophy
TOKYO - Patrick Chan of Canada finished fifth in the free skate at the World Team Trophy on Friday, falling three times in a routine the three-time world champion More »
The Canadian Press - Fri, 12 Apr, 2013 9:31 AM EDT
Canadian snow sport organizations join forces to create sponsorship platform
VANCOUVER - Canada's seven National Snow Sport Organizations have formed a marketing consortium to attract corporate partnerships. More »
The Canadian Press - Thu, 28 Mar, 2013 8:43 PM EDT
- Symbol for Event results in medals
| Event Type | Sport | Event | Stage | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track & Field | Women's 100m | Heats | See Results | |
| Track & Field | Men's 400m Hurdles | Heats | See Results | |
| Track & Field | Women's 100m | Heats | See Results | |
| Swimming | Women's 50m Freestyle | Qualifying | See Results | |
| Medal/Final | Canoe/Kayak | Men's Kayak Single | Final | See Results |
| Canoe/Kayak | Men's Kayak Single | Semifinal | See Results |
- Symbol for Event results in medals
- Medals
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- Rank 86
- Gold 0
- Silver 0
- Bronze 0
- Total 0
- Capital City
- Lome
- Official Languages
- French (official)
- National Languages
- French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)
- Total Area
- 21,925 miles² (56,785 km²)
- Population
- 5,858,673 people
Overall Medal Count
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 | China | 38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Russia | 24 | 26 | 32 | 82 |
| 5 | South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Germany | 11 | 19 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 36 | Canada | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 |