Canada’s Olympic won 22 medals in Rio, equaling the most medals won at a nonboycotted Summer Games first set at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. ( FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP/Getty Images )RIO DE JANEIRO—The chef de mission of the Canadian Olympic team believes there was a Pan Am effect at work. The 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto just over a year ago provided not just a boost in bricks and mortar, according to Curt Harnett. Canada’s Olympic team is bringing home 22 medals — four gold, three silver and 15 bronze — to equal the most medals won at a nonboycotted Summer Games first set at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Harnett was Canada’s chef de mission in Toronto and a late replacement for Jean-Luc Brassard in Rio.

Source: thestar August 22, 2016 14:26 UTC