RIO DE JANEIRO — Andre De Grasse and Penny Oleksiak became the faces of Canada’s Summer Olympic team, despite their youth and inexperience. Rio result: Fourth in the 5,000 metres; 32nd in the 10,000The forecast: No one is saying the Canadian Mo is the next Mo Farah. Her fourth-place finish in Rio came as a surprise, given she wasn’t expected to peak until the Tokyo Games. Rio result: Tied for seventhThe forecast: Henderson contended for a medal in Rio and she hasn’t even reached her 19th birthday. She’s pegged as a strong contender for Tokyo 2020 based on success she’s already had on the World Cup circuit.
Source: National Post August 23, 2016 04:18 UTC