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UPDATE: Staehli runs, Conners swings, MWO Sports talks medals and more

Updated 6:36 a.m.

Lucknow's Julie-Anne Staehli ran a 15:33.39 in the women's 5000 m event at the Olympics in Tokyo Friday.

That time put her 17th out of 19 runners in the first heat. The top time in the first heat was 14:47.89.

The top five in each heat qualified for the finals along with the five next best times.

It was Staehli's first Olympic competition.

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Listowel's Corey Conners second round at the Olympics was suspended because of adverse weather.

The Canadian golfer was even par on the 16th when play was halted. And 2-under overall score had him in a tie for 34th.

The second round will finish at 6:45 p.m. Friday.

Mackenzie Hughes completed his round, a 3-over-72 which put him at 1-under for the tournament.

American Xander Schauffele tore up the course with an 8-under-63 for the one stroke lead atop the leaderboard.

Gold for Canada in the women's 8's rowing competition. It's Canada's first medal in that event since 1992.

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And there will be an Olympic conversation with Pinkerton native Alison Bradley Friday night on MWO Sports.

The former national softball player was on the broadcast team for the Canada's bronze medal win in women's softball.

"Having played with four of the girls who were on the team in Beijing, and knowing the amount of effort that team as a collective put in the journey, they prepared like no team I have ever seen before," said Bradley

TSN personality Rod Black also joins in the conversation.

MWO sports on at 6 p.m. on CKNX, just before the Toronto Blue Jays open a home series, at the Rogers Centre, versus Kansas City.

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