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Tokyo Games Day 5 Review: Penny Oleksiak makes Canadian Olympic history

The majority of action during the Tokyo Olympics happens as most Canadians are fast asleep. While you were cozy in your bed, however, members of Team Canada were making their push for the podium.

Here's what you missed from Day 5 of the Summer Games:

Women's 200m Freestyle Swimming: Penny Oleksiak makes Canadian Summer Games history

It was a night to remember for Canadians that tuned in to see Oleksiak compete in the women's 200-metre freestyle final on Day 5 of the Games, as the swimmer claimed bronze in the event. The medal marks her second of the 2020 Games, and her sixth-ever at the Olympics, making her the most decorated Canadian summer Olympian ever.

The swimmer from Toronto, Ontario, completed the women's 200m freestyle with a time of 1:54.70. Placing second was Hong Kong's Siobhan Bernadette Haughey, who earned a time of 1:53.92. Claiming gold was Australia's Ariarne Titmus, whose time of 1:53.50 set a new Olympic record.

Pulling from both the Summer and Winter Games, Oleksiak is tied with Clara Hughes and Cindy Klassen for the most Olympic medals by a Canadian. With multiple events still remaining for Oleksiak, she could very well leave Tokyo as the all-time leader.

Canada's swimming phenom Penny Oleksiak had herself an Olympic history-making moment Wednesday in Tokyo. (Getty)
Canada's swimming phenom Penny Oleksiak had herself an Olympic history-making moment Wednesday in Tokyo. (Getty) (Getty Images)

Men's Volleyball: Canada earns first win of tournament

The Canadian men earned a straight-sets victory over Iran to pick up their first win at the Olympics. The team now sits in fourth place in Group A and will play against Venezuela on Day 7 of the Games.

Men's Lightweight Double Sculls Rowing: Canadians Patrick Keane and Maxwell Lattimer qualify for Final B

Competing in Semifinal 1, Keane and Lattimer finished fifth amongst six competitors and will now compete in Final B.

Women's Singles Badminton: Michelle Li wins, claims top spot in Group F

Michelle Li picked up a straight-sets victory over Slovakia's Martina Repiska and first place in Group F. She will now face Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the Round of 16. She has yet to lose a set in the tournament.

Women's Lightweight Double Sculls Rowing: Jill Moffatt and Jennifer Casson qualify for Final B

Moffatt and Casson placed sixth amongst the six competitors in Semifinal 2, which means they'll compete in Final B.

Men's Pair Rowing: Kai Langerfeld and Conlin McCabe advance to Final A

Racing in Semifinal 2, Langerfeld and McCabe impressively earned third amongst the six competitors. The two will now have a chance at gold in Final A.

Women's Middleweight Boxing: Tammara Thibeault reaches quarterfinal

Thibeault defeated Kazhakstan's Nadezhda Ryabets in the Last 16, advancing to the quarterfinal. She will now face Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands for a chance at qualifying for the semis.

Women's Pair Rowing: Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens earn lane in Final A

Filmer and Janssens finished nearly eight-tenths of a second behind Greece's Maria Kyridou and Christina Bourmpou, and less than one-tenth of a second behind Great Britain's Helen Glover and Polly Swann to finish third in Semifinal 1. The result was good enough to advance through to Final A where they will have a chance at a gold medal.

Women's Eight Rowing: Canada will compete for gold

Canada nabbed second in the Repechage Round, finishing a little more than seven-tenths of a second behind Romania's time of 5:52.99. The result earned the team a chance to compete for gold.

Women's Water Polo: Canada wins in rout of South Africa

After dropping its first two contests to Australia and Spain, Canada defeated South Africa by a score of 21-1 to earn its first win of the Olympics. Canada now sits in third place in Group A.

Women's 100m Freestyle Swimming: Penny Oleksiak and Kayla Sanchez advance

Racing in the preliminary heats for women's 100m freestyle, Oleksiak and Sanchez both qualified for the semifinal. Oleksiak finished sixth with a time of 52.95 while Sanchez finished 10th with a time of 53.12.

Men's 200m Backstroke Swimming: Markus Thormeyer claims lane in semifinal

Swimming to a time of 1:57.85, Thormeyer finished 16th in the preliminary heats, earning him the final spot for the semis.

Women's 200m Breaststroke Swimming: Kelsey Wog will swim in semifinal

Wog finished 16th in the preliminary heats for the women's 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:24.27. She will compete in the semis.

Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Swimming: Canada earns spot in semifinal

The team of Katerine Savard, Rebecca Smith, Mary-Sophie Harvey, and Sydney Pickrem swam to a time of 7:51.52, which earned them the fourth spot in the preliminary heats and a lane in the semis.

Way Beyond Gold: German judoka Martyna Trajdos defends coach slapping her face

This is the weirdest pre-game ritual I've ever seen.

Prior to competing in a match at the Olympics, Martyna Trajdos of Germany asked her coach, Claudiu Pusa, to shake her by the shoulders and slap her face to get her fired up.

"Look’s like this was not hard enough," Trajdos' Instagram post reads. "I wish I could have made a different headline today. As I already said that’s the ritual which I chose pre competition! My coach is just doing what I want him to do to fire me up!"

Despite her wish to be slapped in the face, the International Judo Federation sent an "Official Warning and Ultimatum" to Pusa.

How many medals has Canada won in the Summer Olympics

Canada is now up to nine medals in Tokyo heading into Day 6.

Gold: Margaret Mac Neil (women's 100m butterfly), Maude Charron (weightlifting, women's 64kg)

Silver: Women's 4x100m freestyle relay, Jennifer Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu (women's 3m synchronized springboard), Kylie Masse (women's 100m backstroke)

Bronze: Jessica Klimkait (judo, women's under-57 kg), Softball, Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard (judo, women's 63kg), Penny Oleksiak (women's 200m freestyle)

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