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They were two underdogs but in the end they had both won gold medals. And they were Canadians.
Oakville kayaker Adam Van Koeverden was supposed to challenge for a gold medal in the 1000-metre single kayak race. He was in second place at the halfway point, but collapsed down the stretch and finished a hugely disappointing eighth.
Then canoeist Thomas Hall of Montreal came from behind to win a bronze medal in the men's C1-1000.
A few hours later, Karine Sergerie, of St. Catherine, Que., won a silver in taekwondo to give Canada its second medal of the day and 17th overall. That's five more than Canada brought home from Athens four years ago and three more than Canadians won in Sydney in 2000, but still below the 18 collected in Barcelona and the 22 medals won in Atlanta in 1996.
Canada finished Day 15 of the Games with three gold, eight silver and six bronze medals.
Sports Interaction was offering betting odds on the Men's Marathon for Canadian sports bettors.
Mens Marathon - Outright
Martin Lel +300
Sammy Wanjiru +400
Mubarak Shami +400
Abderrahim Goumri +1000
Tsegaye Kedebe +1100
Robert Cheruiyot +1100
Deriba Merga +1200
Ryan Hall +1200
Jaouad Gharib +1200
Viktor Rothlin +1600
Yared Asmerom +1800
Satoshi Osaki +2000
Stefano Baldini +2000
Arata Fujiwara +2500
Jose Rios +3000
Yonas Kifle +3000
Yuzo Onishi +3300
Simon Muntuyu +5000
