Silver lining for rowers, heartbreak for Warner in eventful Day 8 at Paris Olympics

PARIS — Canada’s women’s eight rowing team may not have defended its Olympic title, but it pulled together when it mattered most and came away with a silver medal.
There was no silver lining for Damian Warner’s title defence. The Canadian decathlete fell out of medal contention when he hit the bar three times in the pole vault, dropping him from second to 17th with two events to go.
Day 8 got off to an eventful start for Canadian athletes at the Paris Games on Saturday, a