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Cam Levins of Black Creek made no apologies for running with the big dogs early in the Olympic men’s marathon race Saturday. The Islander went out and stayed with the lead pack in the formative part of the race before fading to 72nd place.

Some ties feel like wins and ­others not so much.

The flame will be extinguished today in Tokyo. The wonder is that it was lit at all.

IZU, Japan — Kelsey Mitchell didn’t own a bike four years ago. The 27-year-old track cyclist from Sherwood, Park., Alta., nevertheless won sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s final medal of Tokyo’s Olympic Games with a gold in women’s sprint.

If Cam Levins of Black Creek needed any extra inspiration for today’s Olympic men’s marathon race (3 p.m. PT), he got it with fellow-Canadian Mo Ahmed’s stunning breakthrough silver medal Friday at Tokyo in the 5,000 metres.

Pacific FC head coach Pa-Modou Kah made it clear, right from the top of his regular day-ahead-of-game Zoom call with national media, that he wanted to discuss only one thing Friday. It was soccer, the topic of ­conversation across the country.

TOKYO — Moments after Julia Grosso’s kick deflected off the hands of the Swedish keeper and into the goal, her Canadian teammates charged onto the pitch at Tokyo Stadium in jubilation.

The Victoria Grizzlies’ blue line just got a lot bigger. The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League club has added six-foot-six, 220-pound defenceman Declan Ride in a three-way deal involving two Junior A teams from Ontario. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont.

Kraig Devlin of Victoria ­realizes the rarity of his Olympic moment and is cherishing it all the more in Tokyo because of it. Karate is included in the 2020 Summer Games on a one-time basis because of its historic connection to Japan.

The Prairie Inn Harriers will have more than a rooting interest in the Olympic women’s marathon today at 3 p.m. PT. The club has earned a viewing party.