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Canadas Mark de Jonge captured Olympic bronze in the mens K-1 200m on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Great Britains Ed McKeever, known as "Usain Bolt on water," won gold; Spains Saul Rivero Craviotto earned silver. The race was extremely close throughout; a photo finish was needed to determine silver and bronze, but de Jonges time of 36.657 seconds was enough to land him on the podium. Craviotto and de Jonge were also stroke-for-stroke during their semi-final race on Day 14, with de Jonge coming out on top. London 2012 marks the debut of all 200-metre events; they replace the mens 500-metre events. De Jonge, 28, entered the competition as a wildcard, having not competed in a major national competition this season. He broke a finger during a spring training session and was sidelined for the 2012 World Cup season. "I didnt know what to expect," said de Jonge after the race. "I just had to squeeze out everything I had." Just a few years ago, de Jonge did not think he would even have a chance to compete in the Olympic Games, let alone earn an Olympic medal. After narrowly missing out on a trip to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games as part of the mens K-4 500m crew, the sprint specialist put down his paddle and started a new chapter of his life as a civil engineer in his hometown of Halifax, N.S. But soon after officials announced the Olympic event change from 500- to 200-metre, de Jonge knew he would be back. He was granted a leave of absence from his career and took to the water once again. This is Canadas 18th medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games, and the third earned by a Canadian in a canoe/kayak event. Adam van Koeverden won silver in the mens K-1 1000m, followed by a bronze medal by Mark Oldershaw in the mens C-1 1000m on Day 12. Canada is now tied with its Beijing 2008 medal count. cheap jerseys us . Seventh-seeded Marion Bartoli of France also cruised into the second round of the indoor clay tournament, beating qualifier Iveta Benesova of Czech Republic 6-3, 6-2. cheap jerseys . -- Glen Perkins appeared on the outs with the Minnesota Twins in 2010, his struggles on the mound compounded by a grievance he filed against the team the previous season.EDMONTON -- The Edmonton Eskimos will have one of their top defensive players back in the lineup Saturday for a key West Division battle against Saskatchewan. Linebacker J.C. Sherritt will return after missing Edmontons victory over Hamilton last week with knee and foot problems. The Eskimos are in the midst of a desperate push to gain some ground in the standings. A victory at Commonwealth Stadium will move Edmonton within two points of the third-place Roughriders. A loss will likely leave the Eskimos fighting with Hamilton for the crossover playoff berth. Halfback Chris Thompson is one of several defensive players who stepped up in Sherritts absence. He was rewarded for his fine play by taking the latest defensive player of the week honours. Every so often coaches will team up a veteran like Thompson with a rookie in key positions and the pair will find the desired chemistry. Their talents complement each other, their work ethics are similar and they develop the type of friendly rivalry that makes both of them better. Such is the case with Thompson and rookie cornerback Joe Burnett. When Thompson took this weeks CFL honour, it gave them matching awards after Burnett earned the nod in Week 4. "I told him, Congratulations, now I need one more," Burnett said with a smile this week. "Its a battle between us ... whos going to finish the season with the most interceptions, the most turnovers and yardage." So far its pretty much a toss-up. The six-foot Thompson and five-foot-10 Burnett are enjoying similar seasons playing beside each other on the left side of the Edmonton defence. Both players have 39 tackles and are tied for the league lead with five interceptions entering play Friday. Burnett has 167 return yards and two touchdowns while Thompson has 84 yards in returns. Thompson has forced twoo fumbles while Burnett has returned a fumble for a 44-yard touchdown.dddddddddddd Burnett has five knockdowns, one more than his teammate. "Were making some plays over there," said Thompson. "Hes a good young player whos making plays available to him. Its a process and were still learning each other. Were going to keep on getting better." Burnett agreed and said they are always talking to each other on and off the field, telling the other that theyre playmakers with the ability to lock down their side of the field. "Im a young guy and hes been here for a while so Im feeding off his energy," said Burnett, who signed as a free agent last year after two seasons in the NFL. "Feeding off his experience has helped me out. We do a lot of things together as far as coverage and things." Thompson originally joined the Eskimos in 2007 as a free agent after two seasons in the NFL. He was traded to Hamilton in 2008 and was re-acquired in 2010. Defensive co-ordinator Mark Nelson said he had high expectations coming out of training camp and while some of those have been met, theres still room for improvement. "Chris is a smart player, very athletic, gifted in some aspects," he said. "I expected him to have a better year than in the previous, and he has. But hell be the first to tell you I expect him to play better." "Joe is a good player but he can play a lot better than he has," Nelson added. "He will be the first to tell you he has to improve. Im not being mean or harsh, just honest. He does some really good things and he does some things that are not really good. "We have to keep him working on the things hes not really good at. The things hes good at, those are God-given talents and we just need to keep polishing those." ' ' '
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