Local athletes are off to a solid start at the July 3-14 FISU World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea.
Ottawa South United Soccer Club alum Katherine Kohler-Grassau and University of Ottawa Gee-Gee Meghan Ramsden helped the Canadian women’s soccer team post a pair of 2-0 victories over France and South Africa in the preliminary round.
The Canadian men’s basketball team featuring Gee-Gees Johnny Berhanemeskel and Caleb Agada began their tournament on the right foot with a 78-61 win over Sweden.
Waleed Cassis and Robbie Murphy endured a rougher time in their men’s soccer opener, a 5-2 loss to Italy.
Rowers Matthew Christie and Matthew Fournier finished 2nd in their men’s lightweight double sculls heat and then advanced to the ‘A’ final by placing 2nd again in the repechage round, while James Potts and the Canadian men’s lightweight four missed the ‘A’ final by one position.
Swimmer Eli Wall won the 5th of 8 heats in the men’s 100-metre breaststroke competition but in an unusual format did not qualify for the semi-final round based solely on the top-16 times to finish 19th overall.
Vicky Savard and Sophie Carpentier endured a heartbreaker in their women’s volleyball tournament opener, falling 16-14 in the fifth set to Turkey.
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