Evan Dunfee and Noemie Thomas are ready to tackle the world in Rio.
The Richmond athletes will be making their Olympic debuts and both have promising futures in their sport.
Here’s a look at each athlete as they get set to represent Canada, starting on Saturday.
Evan Dunfee
Age: 25
School: UBC (2014)
Sport: athletics
Events: 20 km race walk and 50 km race walk
Competition dates: Aug. 12 (20 km race walk), Aug. 19 50 km race walk.
Career highlights: 2015 Pan Am Games gold medalist (20 km), 2016 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships silver medalist (20 km). National record holder (50 km).
Twitter handle: @EvanDunfee
Instagram: @evandunfee
Noemie Thomas
Age: 20
School: University of Cal Berkeley (junior)
Sport: swimming
Events: 100 metre butterfly
Competition dates: Aug 6 (preliminary heats and semi-finals), Aug. 7 (final).
Career Highlights:
Olympic team trials silver medalist (100 fly), 2015 Pan Am Games silver medalist (100 fly and 4x100 medley relay).
Twitter handle: @noemie_thomas
Instagram: @nono_Thomas
