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Ayim and Hirayama named Canada’s flag bearers for Tokyo Games
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Women’s basketball player Miranda Ayim and men’s rugby sevens co-captain Nathan Hirayama will be Canada’s flag bearers at this week’s opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics, the Canadian Olympic Committee said on Monday.
The July 23-Aug. 8 Tokyo Games will mark the third and final Olympics for Ayim, who has represented Canada internationally for 15 years and was part of the team that won gold on home soil at the 2015 Pan American Games.
“I feel incredibly honoured to lead Team Canada alongside Nathan into the Opening Ceremony and to be representing not only my fellow athletes of Team Canada, but also the greater Team Canada: our nation,” Ayim, who previously announced she would be retiring after Tokyo, said in a news release.
The fourth-ranked women’s basketball team will start their quest for a first Olympic medal on July 26 against Serbia.
Olympic debutant Hirayama has been a key member of Canada’s sevens teams since joining the squad in 2006 as an 18-year-old.
Hirayama has competed in all three Pan American Games that have included rugby sevens, winning two gold medals and one silver. This will be the first time Canada has a men’s rugby sevens team at the Olympic Games.
“I’ve been watching the Olympics for my entire life and understand the honour and privilege that comes with being the flag bearer,” said Hirayama. “It’s something that I’ve never even dreamt of.”
The men’s rugby sevens open their Olympics with a pair of matches on July 26 against 2016 Rio Games runner-up Britain and reigning champions Fiji.
Canada will send a team of 371 athletes to the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics that will be the country’s largest Olympic contingent since the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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Fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs will be tuning in a little bit later than usual on Saturday night to see the puck drop for Hockey Night in Canada.
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The NHL announced the start times on Thursday for the Eastern Conference playoff matches and the Leafs and Bruins will faceoff at 8 p.m. ET in Boston on Saturday, a bit later than the usual 7 p.m. puck drop for Toronto.
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The game will be broadcast on CBC and Sportsnet in Canada.
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Saturday’s other game will be the New York Islanders taking on the Carolina Hurricanes at 5 p.m. in Raleigh, N.C.
The other Eastern Conference playoff matchups will start Sunday, with the Battle of Florida between the Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning going at 12:30 p.m. and the New York Rangers playing Washington Capitals at 3 p.m. at Madison Square Garden.
With several Western Conference teams wrapping up their regular-season slates on Thursday, the remainder of the playoff schedule is yet to set.
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The Maple Leafs also announced Thursday that the tailgate at Maple Leaf Square will open its gates at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
Fans must register for a free mobile pass to be admitted to tailgates with passes available only on the Toronto Maple Leafs app and are non-transferable. Passes are available at 1 p.m. ET the day before each confirmed game with each fan permitted up to two passes per game.
Ahead of puck-drop, fans in the Square will be able to enjoy giveaways, special guests, a live DJ and more.
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