30 Team Canada athletes to march in the Opening Ceremony

TOKYO (July 23, 2021) — Team Canada will send a delegation of 30 athletes, including Flag Bearers Miranda Ayim and Nathan Hirayama, and six Mission Team staff members to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony.

Note this list is subject to change:

Badminton:

1. Jason Ho-Shue
2. Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
3. MIchelle Li
4. Josephine Wu
5. Nyl Yakura
6. Brian Yang

Canoe Slalom: 

1. Haley Daniels 
2. Florence, Maheu
3. Michael Taylor

Basketball:

1. Miranda Ayim

BMX: 

1. Drew Mechielsen
2. James Palmer

Fencing: 

1. Blake Broszus

Diving:

1. Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu
2. Cedric Fofana
3. Caeli McKay
4. Celina Toth
5. Rylan Wiens
6. Nathan Zsombor-Murray

Rugby Sevens:

1. Nathan Hirayama

Shooting: 

1. Linda Kiejko

Skateboarding: 

1. Micky Papa

Tennis:

1. Félix Auger-Aliassime
2. Leylah Annie Fernandez
3. Sharon Fichman
4. Gabriela Dabrowski

Weightlifting 

1. Maude Charron
2. Tali Darsigny
3. Kristel Ngarlem
4. Boady Santavy

The contingent of 370 athletes and 131 coaches participating at Tokyo 2020 will be Canada’s largest team to compete at an Olympic Games since Los Angeles 1984. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will feature 339 events across 33 sports and 50 disciplines. This is the second time that the Olympic Games will take place in Tokyo, which previously welcomed the world in 1964.

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TEAM CANADA MEDIA CONTACTS:

Josh Su, Press Operations Lead
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C: 8095-071-174
E: jsu@olympic.ca  

Thomas Hall, Communications Lead & Press Chief
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E: thall@olympic.ca