The full Team Canada roster includes 40 Olympic medallists and 226 rookies...
In nine days, the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics will finally begin. The sporting competition will be as sprawling, eclectic and emotional as ever, with new events such as surfing and skateboarding, and international stars such Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, Dina Asher-Smith, Usain Bolt expected to show.
Now, just over a week before the opening ceremony, Team Canada announced its roster for the Summer Olympics and it seems we also have plenty of stars headed to Japan including Andre De Grasse, Penny Oleksiak, Erica Wiebe, Rosie MacLennan, Brooke Henderson and Christine Sinclair.
Team Canada is taking 371 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics, the country's largest Games contingent since Los Angeles in 1984.
The roster includes 40 Olympic medallists and 226 rookies and among them are 58 Quebecers, heading to Japan to compete on the biggest stage.
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Here is the provincial and territorial breakdown (by hometown)
Ontario: 171.
British Columbia: 95.
Quebec: 58.
Alberta: 28.
Nova Scotia: 8.
Manitoba: 5.
Saskatchewan: 3.
New Brunswick: 1.
Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.
Northwest Territories: 0.
Nunavut: 0.
Prince Edward Island: 0.
Yukon: 0.
Athletes with hometowns outside Canada: 2.
"This is a very special moment for these 371 athletes, who have faced some of the most challenging circumstances over the past 16 months to be named to Team Canada's Tokyo 2020 delegation," Eric Myles, COC chief sport officer, said in a statement.
"The fact that we have the largest Canadian team at a Summer Olympics in over 35 years speaks volumes to the focus and resilience of Canadian athletes and the sport community."
Here are the Quebecers that will be representing Canada at Tokyo 2020:
Jennifer Abel (Laval), Diving
Elissa Alarie (Trois-Rivières), Rugby Sevens
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal), Tennis
Hugo Barrette (Îles-de-la-Madeleine), Cycling (Track)
Catherine Beachemin-Pinard (Saint-Hubert), Judo
Joelle Bekhazi (Pointe-Claire), Water Polo
Meaghan Benfeito (Laval), Diving
Mathieu Bilodeau (Quebec City), Athletics
Marc-Antoine Blais Bélanger (Montreal), Fencing
Rosalie Boissoneault (Drummondville), Artistic Swimming
Guillaume Boivin (Montreal), Cycling (Road)
Oliver Bone (Montreal), Sailing
Ariane Bonhomme (Gatineau), Cycling (Track)
Pamphinette Buisa (Gatineau), Rugby Sevens
Karol-Ann Canuel (Amos), Cycling (Road)
Maude Charron (Rimouski), Weightlifting
Mélissa Citrini-Beaulieu (Saint-Constant), Diving
Andrée-Anne Côté (Saint-Georges), Artistic Swimming
René Cournoyer (Repentigny), Gymnastics (Artistic)
Axelle Crevier (Montreal), Water Polo
Tali Darsigny (Saint-Hyacinthe), Weightlifting
Myriam Da Silva (Chambly), Boxing
Mario Deslauriers (Bromont), Equestrian (Jumping)
Bianca Farella (Montreal), Rugby Sevens
Leylah Fernandez (Laval), Tennis
Nirra Fields (Montreal), Basketball
Camille Fiola-Dion (Rimouski), Artistic Swimming
Cédric Fofana (Quebec City), Diving
Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu (Saint-Bruno), Equestrian (Dressage)
Lauriane Genest (Lévis), Cycling (Track)
Ecaterina Guica (La Prairie), Judo
Mary-Sophie Harvey (Trois-Rivières), Swimming (Pool)
Nicholas Hoag (Sherbrooke), Volleyball
Hugo Houle (Sainte-Perpétue), Cycling (Road)
Audrey Joly (Saint-Eustache), Artistic Swimming
Vincent Jourdenais (Saint-Basile-le-Grand), Canoe/Kayak (Sprint)
Amélie Kretz (Blainville), Triathlon
Andréanne Langlois (Lac Beauport), Canoe/Kayak (Sprint)
Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet (Richelieu), Weightlifting
Elyse Lemay-Lavoie (Montreal), Water Polo
Colleen Loach (Dunham), Equestrian (Eventing)
Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield), Canoe/Kayak (Slalom)
Arthur Margelidon (Montreal), Judo
Kristel Ngarlem (Montreal), Weightlifting
Gabriella Page (Blainville), Fencing
Karen Paquin (Quebec City), Rugby Sevens
Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac-Beauport), Canoe/Kayak (Sprint)
Vincent Riendeau (Pointe-Claire), Diving
Katerine Savard (Pont-Rouge), Swimming (Pool)
Jacqueline Simoneau (Saint-Laurent), Artistic Swimming
Tammara Thibeault (Shawinigan), Boxing
Antoine Valois-Fortier (Quebec City), Judo
Maximilien Van Haaster (Montreal), Fencing
Caroline Veyre (Montreal), Boxing
Evelyne Viens (L'Ancienne-Lorette), Soccer
Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières), Canoe/Kayak (Sprint)
Pamela Ware (Greenfield Park), Diving
Nathan Zsombor-Murray (Pointe-Claire), Diving
Via MTLBlog
