Kelsey Mitchell raced to silver in the women鈥檚 track cycling sprint race on Saturday, her second medal of the Commonwealth Games.
A day earlier, the Olympic champion raced to silver in the sprint team event with Sarah Orban and Lauriane Genest.
鈥淐onsistently silver,鈥� Mitchell said. 鈥淓very competition鈥檚 tough, you go out there and give your best. Coming here today, obviously you go in to try and win that gold and win every race that you do. Came up a little bit short, but gave it my all. I鈥檓 happy to walk away with a silver.鈥�
New Zealand鈥檚 Ellesse Andrews won the gold.
Mitchell, a 28-year-old from Sherwood Park, Alta., captured gold in the sprint at last summer鈥檚 Tokyo Olympics.
Hannah Kaminski of Calgary won bronze in the women鈥檚 49-kilogram weightlifting class.
Their medals Saturday boosted Canada鈥檚 total to six.
The Canadian team won 82 at the Games four years ago in Australia.
Wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy of Port Elgin, Ont., one of Canada鈥檚 flag-bearers in Thursday鈥檚 opening ceremonies, was fourth in the marathon. He finished in one hour 47 minutes 47 seconds.
鈥淭he course was tough, technical,鈥� Cassidy said. 鈥淚 love the technical aspects, but the hills and the elevation was a grind for sure.鈥�
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 30, 2022.
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