National Post (National Edition)
THE CAN’T- MISS EVENTS
Athletics
Men’s shot put, qualifying, 5 a.m. ET, final, 3:30 p.m. ET. Dylan Armstrong came up less than a centimetre short of a medal in Beijing, but gets his shot at redemption in the opening day of athletics on Friday. The 31-year-old, Kamloops, B.C., native is considered one of Canada’s best medal hopes in London. Armstrong has been battling back from an elbow injury that kept him out of the world indoor championships final, but managed to record the eighth-best throw in the world this year at 21.50 metres. However, the field is deep, with reigning world champion David Storl of Germany, defending Olympic gold medalist Tomasz Majewski of Poland and the American triumvirate of Christian Cantwell, Reese Hoffa and Ryan Whiting. Basketball
Women: Canada vs. Brazil, 9:30 a.m. ET. The Canadians fell to 1-2 with a 64-60 loss to France on Monday, and sit fourth in Group B with two matches to play: Friday against sixthranked Brazil and Sunday versus No. 2 Australia. A win over Brazil would give Canada six points (one point is awarded for a loss) and most likely secure a trip to the knockout stage. Soccer
Women: Canada vs. Great Britain, 2:30 p.m. ET. Thirdplace finishers in its group, Canada will face host and Group E winner Great Britain in the quarter-final. The Canadians are coming off a confidence-boosting comeback draw with Sweden on Tuesday. Britain was unbeaten in the group stage, defeating Brazil in its final roud-robin game.