Gold Coast 2018 - Looking ahead at Team Canada action on day 1

Who will win Canada's first medal of the 2018 Commonwealth Games???

GOLD COAST, Australia, April 5, 2018 /CNW/ - Team Canada is set to roll on Day 1 of the XXI Commonwealth Games, with a total of 19 medal events on the day's calendar.

Highlights of the day include:

Team Canada enters the Stadium at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, led by Commonwealth and Olympic medalist Meaghan Benfeito. (CNW Group/Commonwealth Games Association of Canada)

• Swimming - Penny Oleksiak and Taylor Ruck at the pool – individually in the 200m free, and with the relay team in the 4x100m free. Between the two of them, they have six Olympic medals from Rio 2016 and with swimming being so huge in Australia – it will be HOT at the Optus Aquatic Centre tonight!
• Artistic Gymnastics - Men's gymnastics team – are aiming to improve on their team bronze at Glasgow 2014 – watch for Scott Morgan, the 2^nd most decorated Canadian athlete in Glasgow 2014 to impress!
• Cycling – the brand new Anna Meares Velodrome hosts the Commonwealth's best track cyclists. Follow Canada's Women's Team Pursuit – they are sure to be in the medal hunt!

Team Canada Daily Schedule
Sport	Venue	Start Time	Event	Phase	Competitor	Notes
Artistic Gymnastics	Coomera Indoor Sports Ctr	17:07	Men's Team Final and Ind. Qual.	QUAL	CANADA	PAYNE, COURNOYER, MORGAN, CLAY, PATERSON
Badminton	Carrara Sports Arena 2	14:01	Mixed Team	GPD-	CANADA VS. SEYCHELLES	LI, YAKURA, HONDERICH, TAM, LINDEMAN, TSAI, YANG, HO-SHUE
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	14:42	Women's 4000m Team Pursuit Qual.	QUAL	CANADA	FOREMAN-MACKEY, BONHOMME, ROORDA, BEVERIDGE
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	15:35	Men's 4000m Team Pursuit Qual.	QUAL	CANADA	GEE, JAMIESON, LAMOUREUX, FOLEY
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	16:34	Men's Team Sprint Qualifying	QUAL	CANADA	BARRETTE, RITTER, ST-LOUIS PIVIN
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	16:24	Women's Team Sprint Qualifying	QUAL	CANADA	WALSH, GENEST
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	19:30	Women's 4000m Team Pursuit Finals-Bronze	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	19:37	Women's 4000m Team Pursuit Finals-Gold	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	20:12	Men's 4000m Team Pursuit Finals - Bronze	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	20:19	Men's 4000m Team Pursuit Finals - Gold	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	20:51	Women's Team Sprint Finals - Bronze	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	20:55	Women's Team Sprint Finals - Gold	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	20:58	Men's Team Sprint Finals - Bronze	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Cycling Track	Anna Meares Velodrome	21:02	Men's Team Sprint Finals - Gold	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Hockey	Gold Coast Hockey Centre	16:32	Women's Pool B	GPB-	CANADA VS. AUSTRALIA
Lawn Bowls	Broadbeach Bowls Club	9:00	Women's Singles	GPA-	MCKERIHEN VS. SENNA (BOT)
Lawn Bowls	Broadbeach Bowls Club	12:00	Men's Triples	GPA-	CANADA VS. NAMIBIA	STADNYK C, WILSON, LEFRESNE
Lawn Bowls	Broadbeach Bowls Club	12:00	Women's Singles	GPA-	MCKERIHEN VS. WIMP (PNG)
Lawn Bowls	Broadbeach Bowls Club	16:01	Men's Pairs	GPA-	CANADA VS. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM	BESTER, STADNYK R
Lawn Bowls	Broadbeach Bowls Club	16:01	Women's Fours	GPA-	CANADA VS. WALES	CHINERY, FOSTER, COOPER, WESTLAKE
Lawn Bowls	Broadbeach Bowls Club	19:00	Men's Pairs	GPA-	CANADA VS. GUERNSEY	BESTER, STADNYK R
Lawn Bowls	Broadbeach Bowls Club	19:00	Women's Fours	GPA-	CANADA VS. SCOTLAND	CHINERY, FOSTER, COOPER, WESTLAKE
Squash	Oxenford Studios - Squash	13:10	Women's Singles	FAKE	CORNETT VS. FUNG-A-FAT (GUY)
Squash	Oxenford Studios - Squash	13:50	Women's Singles	FAKE	TODD VS. NIMJI (KEN)
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	10:31	Women's 400m Individual Medley - Heat 1	HEAT	HARVEY
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	10:31	Women's 400m Individual Medley - Heat 1	HEAT	SELTENREICH-HODGSON
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	10:38	Women's 400m Individual Medley - Heat 2	HEAT	DARCEL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	10:47	Men's 400m Freestyle - Heat 1	HEAT	BAGSHAW
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:00	Women's 200m Freestyle - Heat 1	HEAT	OLEKSIAK
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:07	Women's 200m Freestyle - Heat 3	HEAT	RUCK
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:18	Women's S7 50m ButterFly Heat 1	HEAT	MEHAIN
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:18	Women's S7 50m ButterFly Heat 1	HEAT	ROUTLIFFE
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:34	Men's 50m Butterfly - Heat 7	HEAT	DARRAGH
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:34	Men's 50m Butterfly - Heat 7	HEAT	BINNEMA
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:38	Women's 50m Breaststroke - Heat 1	HEAT	KNELSON
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:40	Women's 50m Breaststroke - Heat 2	HEAT	NICHOL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	11:50	Men's 100m Backstroke - Heat 2	HEAT	THORMEYER
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	12:00	Women's 100m Butterfly - Heat 2	HEAT	OLEKSIAK
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	12:00	Women's 100m Butterfly - Heat 2	HEAT	SMITH
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	12:03	Women's 100m Butterfly - Heat 3	HEAT	ZAVAROS
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	12:07	Men's 200m Breaststroke - Heat 1	HEAT	WALL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	19:37	Women's 400m Individual Medley Final	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	19:46	Men's 400m Freestyle Final	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	20:04	Women's 200m Freestyle Final	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	20:27	Women's S7 50m ButterFly Final	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	20:52	Men's 50m Butterfly Semifinal 1	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	20:57	Men's 50m Butterfly Semifinal 2	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	21:02	Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinal 1	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	21:06	Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinal 2	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	21:22	Men's 100m Backstroke Semifinal 1	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	21:27	Men's 100m Backstroke Semifinal 2	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	21:33	Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinal 1	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	21:38	Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinal 2	SFNL	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	21:44	Men's 200m Breaststroke Final	FNL-	POTENTIAL
Swimming	Optus Aquatic Centre	21:50	Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final	FNL-	CANADA	OLEKSIAK, RUCK, SANCHEZ, SMITH, ZEVNIK
Table Tennis	Oxenford Studios - TT	12:00	Men's Team	FAKE	CANADA VS. ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	WANG, BERNADET, MEDJUGORAC
Table Tennis	Oxenford Studios - TT	16:00	Women's Team	FAKE	CANADA VS. ENGLAND	ZHANG, COTE, YEUNG
Table Tennis	Oxenford Studios - TT	18:30	Men's Team	FAKE	CANADA VS. SIR LANKA	WANG, BERNADET, MEDJUGORAC
Triathlon	Southport Broadwater Pkld	9:31	Women's Final	FNL-	CANADA	BROWN, JAMNICKY, RIDENOUR
Triathlon	Southport Broadwater Pkld	13:01	Men's Final	FNL-	CANADA	SHARPE, MISLAWCHUK, LEPAGE
Weightlifting	Carrara Sports Arena 1	14:00	Women's 48kg	FNL-	BRADDOCK

For all information on Team Canada at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, visit commonwealthgames.ca
There you will find the Team's Media Guide, Results, Schedules, photos, videos and more!

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SOURCE Commonwealth Games Association of Canada

For further information: 2018 Commonwealth Games - Team Canada, Sylvie Bigras, Communications Chief, 613.298.1625, [email protected]

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