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Just as in 2016, the women’s 4x100 freestyle relay team gave Canada its first medal from the Tokyo Olympics. A few hours later, divers Jennifer Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu added another silver on a successful day in the pool .The Canadian women are looking to pick up where they left off at the 2016 Rio Games, where they won six medals, including bronze in the 4x100 freestyle relay. Penny Oleksiak swam the anchor leg in that race, too.

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Canada's Rebecca Smith,, Kayla Sanchez, Margaret MacNeil and Penny Oleksiak celebrate a silver medal in the women's 4 x 100m freestyle relay during the Tokyo Olympics.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

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Canada's Margaret MacNeil, left to right, Rebecca Smith, Kayla Sanchez and Penny Oleksiak celebrate a silver medal in the women's 4 x 100m freestyle relay during the Tokyo Olympics.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

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Canada's Rebecca Smith, Kayla Sanchez and Margaret Mac react as Penny Oleksiak finishes in pool to win silver in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay swimming event during the Tokyo Olympic Games.ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP

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Jennifer Abel and Melissa Citrini Beaulieu of Team Canada win silver in the Women's 3m Springboard Finals on day two of the Tokyo Olympic Games.Tom Pennington/Getty Images AsiaPac

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Canada's Jennifer Abel (R) and Canada's Melissa Citrini Beaulieu react after winning silver in the women's synchronised 3m springboard diving final event during the Tokyo Olympic Games.ODD ANDERSEN/AFP

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Felix Auger-Aliassime, of Canada, plays against Max Purcell, of Australia, during the first round of the tennis competition at the Tokyo Summer Olympics.Seth Wenig/The Associated Press

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Skylar Park of Canada. (left) competes against Australia’s Stacey Hymer during Women’s 57Kg Taekwondo action at the Tokyo Olympics.The Canadian Press

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Elsabeth Black, of Canada, performs on the uneven bars during women's artistic gymnastic qualifications at the Tokyo Summer Olympics.Morry Gash/The Associated Press

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Elsabeth Black of Team Canada competes on the uneven bars during Women's Qualification on day two of the Tokyo Olympic Games.Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images AsiaPac

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Canada's Michelle Li competes against Guatemala's Nikte Alejandra Sotomayor during their women's singles badminton match at the Tokyo Summer Olympics.Markus Schreiber/The Associated Press

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Jennifer Salling of Team Canada slides safely into second base for a double as Yuka Ichiguchi of Team Japan catches the throw to second base during the Softball Opening Round on day two of the Tokyo Olympic Games.Yuichi Masuda/Getty Images AsiaPac

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Eleanor Harvey of Canada celebrates defeating Adelina Zagidullina of the Russian Olympic Committee in the women's individual round of 16 Foil competition at the Tokyo Summer Olympics,Hassan Ammar/The Associated Press

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Left is Canada's Mandy Bujold who was eliminated from the women’s boxing competition by Serbia’s Nina Radovanovic in her opening bout at the Tokyo Olympic Games.LUIS ROBAYO/AFP

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Anna Kiesenhofer of Team Austria celebrates winning the gold medal on day two of the Tokyo Olympic Games.Michael Steele/Getty Images AsiaPac

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William Shaner, of the United States, reacts after winning the gold medal in the men's 10-meter air rifle at the Asaka Shooting Range in the Tokyo Summer Olympics.Alex Brandon/The Associated Press

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People wait outside the Ariake Urban Sports Park to get a glimpse of Yuto Horigome, the first Olympic gold medalist in skateboarding, during the Tokyo Summer Olympics.Jae C. Hong/The Associated Press

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Naomi Osaka, of Japan, plays against Saisai Zheng, of China, during the first round of the tennis competition at the Tokyo Summer Olympics.Seth Wenig/The Associated Press

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Summer Mcintosh of Canada in the Women's 400m Freestyle Heats at the Tokyo Summer Olympics..STEFAN WERMUTH/Reuters

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Kylie Masse of Canada in action at the Women's 100m Backstroke Heats in Tokyo.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

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Canada's Florence Maheu competes in the women's kayak heat run during the Tokyo Olympic Games.LUIS ACOSTA/AFP

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Canada's Kelleigh Ryan (R) compete against Russia's Larisa Korobeynikova in the women's foil individual quarter-final bout during the Tokyo Olympic Games.MOHD RASFAN/AFP

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USA's Lee Kiefer (L) compete against Canada's Eleanor Harvey in the women's foil individual qualifying bout during the Tokyo Olympic Games.MOHD RASFAN/AFP

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Li Fabin of China competes in the men's 61kg weightlifting event, at the Tokyo Summer Olympics.Luca Bruno/The Associated Press

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Ava Stewart of Team Canada competes in the floor exercise as judges look on during Women's Qualification on day two of the Tokyo Olympic Games.Ezra Shaw/Getty Images AsiaPac

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Canada's Rachel Honderich and Kristen Tsai, compete against Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara of Japan during women's doubles Badminton matchat the Tokyo Summer Olympics,Dita Alangkara/The Associated Press

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Canada's Ava Stewart competes in the uneven bars event of the artistic gymnastics women's qualification during the Tokyo Olympic Games.LOIC VENANCE/AFP

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