2024 Olympics Day 3 Recap: Summer McIntosh, Christa Deguchi claim Canada's first gold medals in Paris

While the watching experience and timing for the 2024 Paris Olympics isn't quite as challenging for Canadian viewers as it was for Tokyo 2020 or Beijing 2022, a good chunk of action during these Games happens when plenty of Canadians are fast asleep.

Whether you were crushing some zzz's, had family activities to partake in or just didn't have a chance to tune in, we have you covered throughout these Olympics from start to finish.

Here's what you missed from Day 3 of the 2024 Summer Games, including another dominating performance in the pool from Summer McIntosh, Canada's first-ever gold in Judo, a diving bronze, and more:

Summer McIntosh claims Canada's first swimming gold of Paris Games

Summer McIntosh continued her ascent to the top of women's swimming with an absolutely dominating performance in the women’s 400-meter individual medley on Monday, posting a time of 4:27.71 — three seconds off her own world record time of 4:24.38.

A pair of Americans, Katie Grimes (4:33.40) and Emma Weyant (4:34.93), nabbed the silver and bronze medals, respectively. Check out the video below to watch Summer's dominance en route to gold.

It was McIntosh's second medal of these Games after she claimed silver in the women's 400-metre freestyle event on Saturday. The 17-year-old's epic performance on Monday also marked Canada's first swimming gold medal in Paris.

Next up for the Canadian teenage swimming sensation is Thursday's 200-meter butterfly event, where McIntosh is likely to battle it out with U.S. phenom Regan Smith for the gold. Summer will have a chance to claim four individual medals in Paris.

The Toronto, Ontario native has been in the international swimming spotlight since she narrowly missed out on the podium twice at the Tokyo Games at the tender age of 14. She then won two world championships the following summer at just 15 and has claimed several world records since she burst onto the scene.

As is tradition, Canadian Olympic fans quickly took to X to share their excitement.

Christa Deguchi claims Canada's first gold medal of Paris Olympics

Canada has secured its first gold medal of the 2024 Summer Games, as Christa Deguchi claimed top spot in the women's under-57 kilogram judo event on Monday with a win over South Korea's No. 3-ranked Huh Mimi.

It was Canada's first-ever Olympic gold in Judo, and also the first-ever Olympic medal for world No. 1 Deguchi.

The championship match went into golden score time — aka sudden death overtime — after the bout went scoreless through the four minutes of regulation. Around two minutes in the extra frame, the Canadian was hit with her second shido (penalty) of the match. With her opponent already accumulating two penalties of her own, the next competitor to take a shido would be given the loss. Less than 60 seconds later, Huh was given another shido for a false attack, giving Deguchi her first Olympic title.

Deguchi was already Canada’s most successful female judoka heading into these Games. In 2019 she became the first competitor from Canada to win a judo world title and became world champion once again in 2023. Deguchi also won silver at the IJF World Championships — losing in the final to Monday's opponent Huh — earlier in 2024.

Following the victory, Canadian fans and commentators flocked to social media to praise Deguchi for her effort and celebrate the country's first gold triumph of the 2024 Summer Games.

Deguchi actually advanced to Monday's final in eeriliy similar fashion, defeating France’s home favourite, Sarah Leonie Cysique, in the semis after both competitors failed to score in regulation time. The bout went into golden score time and, after nearly five minutes of extra time, Cysique took her third penalty of the match — handing the win and a berth in the final to Deguchi.

Canadians Wiens, Zsombor-Murray claim bronze medal in synchronized diving

Divers Ryan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray secured another bronze medal for Canada in Paris on Monday, scoring 422.13 points in the men's 10-metre platform synchronized event. China took gold with a score of 490.35 while Great Britain nabbed the silver medal with a score of 463.44.

"It still doesn't seem real," Quebec's Zsombo-Murray told CBC Sports. "I was pretty excited when I saw the scoreboard. After 16 years of non-stop hard work it's overwhelming."

"I don't tear up very often, but I started to well up before we stepped on [the podium]," Wiens, from Pike Lake, Saskatchewan said.

"Looking up to my parents in the stands and my very first coach behind me, being able to share this moment with all my family who made it here is truly a moment I'll remember for the rest of my life," Wiens added.

The pair earned a spot in the Paris Games and clinched an Olympic berth with a fifth-place finish at the world aquatics championships in Qatar in February. The duo became a full-time unit at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics when Zsombor-Murray's then-synchro partner, Vincent Riendeau, injured his back in training.

Canada stuns France to reach medal round in women's rugby 7s

The Canadian Rugby 7s team pulled off a shocking 19-14 upset of host country France in the quarterfinals of the women's competition on Monday in front of nearly 70,000 raucous French fans.

Canada's Chloe Daniels ran home the winning try with just 53 seconds left in the second half before the Canadians halted a late, desperate French push to grab a spot in the semis. Piper Logan scored two tries for Canada, while captain Olivia Apps contributed a conversion in the win.

The massive win followed another key victory as the Canadians put up a 26-17 win over China earlier on Monday.

Canada will face the winner of Australia-Ireland in Tuesday's semifinal.

Canadians Masse, Wilm advance to 100-metre backstroke final

Canada's Kylie Masse will have a go at her fifth career Olympic medal on Tuesday after she, along with fellow Canadian swimmer Ingrid Wilm, qualified for the 100-metre backstroke final.

Masse finished second in her heat — fifth overall — with a time of 58.82 seconds, while Wilm booked her ticket to the final with a time of 59.10. American star Regan Smith posted the fastest time in the semis at 57.97 seconds.

Masse took home silver in this event in Tokyo three years ago and secured bronze in the same event in Rio back in 2016. The Windsor, Ontario product also took silver in the 200-metre backstroke in Tokyo and secured a bronze in the relay in Brazil.

For Wilm, Paris marks her first trip to the Olympics.

Canadian women get thumped in Olympic basketball opener

The Canadian national women's basketball team got off to a rough start in Paris, dropping their Olympic-opening contest against France by a score of 75-54 on Monday.

It was Brampton, Ontario's Shay Colley leading the way for Canada with 11 points and six assists as the team struggled in the shooting department throughout the contest. The Canadians converted just 33 percent from the field on the night while posting 11 turnovers that lead to 16 points for France in the opening half.

The Canadians actually led by three after the opening quarter, but it was all down hill from there as the team couldn't find its game in a nightmare second quarter that saw France go on an absurd 22-0 run.

Canada, ranked 5th, plays third-ranked Australia on Thursday and closes out round-robin competition on Sunday against No. 12 Nigeria.

Fernandez into third round of women's Olympic tennis, Andreescu eliminated

Canada's Leylah Fernandez is on to the third round of the women's singles tennis competition in Paris after a 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over Cristina Busca of Spain on Monday.

The 16th-seeded Fernandez broke Busca seven times on 14 chances as both players struggled with their serve throughout the match. The Laval, Quebec product will square off against Angelique Kerber of Germany in Round 3.

Fernandez, along with Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski, also advanced in women's doubles on Monday with a 6-1, 7-5 (5) victory over Clara Burel and Varvara Gracheva of France. The Canadian pair take on Japan's Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara next.

Meanwhile, Mississauga, Ontario's Bianca Andreescu was ousted after a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Croatia's Donna Vekic.

In men's doubles action, the Canadian squad of Milos Raonic and Felix Auger-Aliassime were eliminated from the tournament after a loss to Americans Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz.

Canada Soccer, COC officially appeal FIFA's six-point deduction in women's soccer

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) along with Canada Soccer have appealed the six-point penalty levied by FIFA to the country's women's soccer team in light of the headline-stealing drone-spying scandal marring the team's Olympic quest.

On Saturday, FIFA docked the points as part of the punishment after a team analyst was caught using a drone to spy on New Zealand’s closed practices before the squads squared up to begin the Olympic tournament. The punishment also included a $225,00 fine for Canada Soccer while three coaching staff members — including head coach Bev Priestman — were sent home from Paris and banned from international competition for a year.

"The appeal is based on the disproportionality of the sanction, which we believe unfairly punishes the athletes for actions they had no part in and goes far beyond restoring fairness to the match against New Zealand," the COC wrote in a statement released Monday.

A hearing will reportedly be held Tuesday before a panel of three judges with a ruling expected Wednesday, ahead of Canada's final group stage game against Colombia.

If the deduction stands as is, Canada must win that bout with Colombia to advance to the knockout stage of the tournament.