Wrapping up the historic Tokyo Olympics for Team Canada
On the final episode of Tokyo Daily, Brendan Dunlop puts a bow on an historic Olympic Games for Team Canada after a record setting 24 medals won at Tokyo 2020.
Aug 08, 2021•17 min
Tokyo Daily
Sports broadcaster and author Brendan Dunlop hosts “Tokyo Daily,” the daily Summer Olympics podcast from the Toronto Star. Each day during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Brendan will recap the Canadian headlines and talk about the major stories with Star journalists on location in Japan and at home, ex-Olympians and other experts. Listen to the show every afternoon.
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Episodes
Kevin Durant’s greatness, basketball talk and how the athletes saved the Olympics with Doug Smith
On Tokyo Daily, host Brendan Dunlop recaps Team USA’s gold medal win in men’s basketball with the Toronto Star’s Doug Smith. The two discuss the importance of more international teams being able to push the Americans, why you shouldn’t bet against Kevin Durant, and where the Team USA men’s basketball program goes from here. Smith also shares his thoughts on Team Canada’s historic gold medal win in women’s soccer ... because how could you not? Plus, Dunlop recaps the day for Team Canada, who set ...
Aug 07, 2021•14 min
Recapping an historic day for Christine Sinclair and Canadian soccer
On Tokyo Daily, host Brendan Dunlop recaps the Canadian women’s national team’s historic gold medal win with the Toronto Star’s Laura Armstrong, on a day that Canada won three medals over the span of one hour. Christine Sinclair is one of the greatest soccer players of all-time, and now an Olympic champion. The two discuss what makes this moment so special for Canadian soccer and its fans, how Team Canada navigated the penalty shootout, what went wrong for Sweden and the legacy of Quinn becoming...
Aug 06, 2021•16 min
Canadian swimmers Kayla Sanchez, Taylor Ruck on their Tokyo Olympics experience
On Tokyo Daily , host Brendan Dunlop talks with Olympic medal-winning swimmers Kayla Sanchez and Taylor Ruck , after the Canadians returned home from Tokyo with silver and bronze relay medals. Sanchez and Ruck talk about training during a pandemic, their whirlwind experience in Tokyo, relay strategies in the pool, the athletes village, what their homecoming was like and what they will be up to in the coming months. Plus, a recap of Day 13, where Damian Warner smashed records to win the decathlon...
Aug 05, 2021•17 min
Andre De Grasse and his golden moment
On Tokyo Daily, Brendan Dunlop chats with the Toronto Star’s Laura Armstrong about Andre De Grasse’s gold medal in the men’s 200-metre race. And Canada might just bring home two medals in men’s decathlon with Damian Warner leading the charge after Day 1 and Pierce LePage right behind him. The two also discuss De Grasse’s emotional response to winning the elusive gold medal, the skateboarding takeover at Tokyo and who will carry the flag for Team Canada at the closing ceremonies.
Aug 04, 2021•15 min
Simone Biles and Ellie Black have greatness in common at Tokyo Olympics
On Tokyo Daily, Brendan Dunlop talks with the Toronto Star’s Bruce Arthur in Tokyo after Simone Biles and Ellie Black return to Olympic gymnastics. The two also discuss Andre De Grasse’s personal best time in the men’s 200-metre semifinal run and Canada‘s women’s beach volleyball’s double exit.
Aug 03, 2021•17 min
‘A day to remember’ for Canadian soccer
On Tokyo Daily, host Brendan Dunlop recaps a historic win for Canadian soccer with Laura Armstrong of the Toronto Star after the women’s team beat the United States in the semifinals to avenge the heartbreak of London 2012. It was the first time the Canadian women beat the U.S. since 2001. At 38, soccer icon Christine Sinclair will play for an Olympic gold medal. They discuss how Canada pulled off the upset, what it means for this American dynasty and the impact the win will have on growing the ...
Aug 02, 2021•15 min
You win some, you lose some
On Tokyo Daily, host Brendan Dunlop talks with the Toronto Star’s Dave Feschuk in Tokyo after Andre De Grasse’s bronze medal run in the men’s 100-metre dash. Feschuk also breaks down what went wrong for Canada’s Erica Wiebe on her attempt to defend her wrestling title and how the Canadian women’s eight rowing team captured magic on the water. Plus, Dunlop recaps another exciting night at these Olympic Games. Penny Oleksiak becomes Canada’s most decorated Olympian while the women’s basketball tea...
Aug 01, 2021•17 min
Olympic basketball heats up in Tokyo
On Tokyo Daily, Brendan Dunlop talks Olympic basketball with Doug Smith of the Toronto Star after Team USA’s blowout win over the Czech Republic in the men’s tournament, and ahead of the Canadian women’s final group game versus Spain on Saturday night. Plus, Canadian women add to Canada’s medal tally, while track and field takes the spotlight in Tokyo with Jamaican women sweeping the podium in the 100-metre dash.
Jul 31, 2021•15 min
Pitch perfect: Canada keeps golden dreams alive
On Tokyo Daily, Brendan Dunlop recaps Canada's nail biting penalty kick shootout win over Brazil in women's soccer with the Toronto's Star's Laura Armstrong. Canadian women continue to medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a gold in rowing, while Penny Oleksiak and Rosie MacLennan just miss the podium.
Jul 30, 2021•16 min
More medals, more money for Canada’s women?
On Tokyo Daily, Brendan Dunlop chats with the Toronto Star’s Dave Feschuk in Tokyo about the atmosphere of these Olympic Games, the success of Canadian women on the Olympic stage and what that might mean for funding and development going forward. And as track and field gets underway with a COVID scare, there are a few Canadian men looking to get on the podium in Tokyo.
Jul 29, 2021•19 min
Penny Oleksiak’s Olympic greatness, Simone Biles’ courage and Felix Auger Aliassime’s Tokyo debut with Arash Madani
On Tokyo Daily, Brendan Dunlop recaps the stories of Day 5 at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and talks with Sportsnet’s Arash Madani about Penny Oleksiak’s greatness, Simone Biles’ decision to withdraw from competition, Felix Auger Aliassime’s first Games, the story to watch in the sand — Canadian women’s beach volleyball duo Sarah Pavan and Melissa-Humana Paredes — and much more.
Jul 28, 2021•16 min
Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden on his ‘wild’ fourth Olympics, Maggie Mac Neil and a quiet athletes village in Tokyo
On a new episode of Tokyo Daily, host Brendan Dunlop chats with Canadian Olympic swimmer Brent Hayden in the Olympic Village a day after his men’s 4x100-metre relay team set a national record time and narrowly missed the podium. Hayden talks about his “wild” journey to his fourth Olympics, his moment of confusion when he ran into Maggie Mac Neil after her Olympic gold, and what its like living in a quiet Olympic village. Plus, Dunlop runs through what you need to know from Day 4 at these Games....
Jul 27, 2021•15 min
Diving into a silver Sunday in the pool for Canada at the Olympics
On this episode of Tokyo Daily host Brendan Dunlop chats with CBC Sports reporter Devin Heroux in Tokyo after a silver Sunday in the pool for Team Canada. Plus the USA Dream Team got off to a nightmarish start against Rudy Gobert’s France.
Jul 25, 2021•15 min
Canada beats Chile in women’s soccer as first Olympic medals are won on Day 1
Host Brendan Dunlop recaps Canada’s 2-1 win over Chile in women’s soccer with Laura Armstrong of the Toronto Star, and the first medals are handed out at the 2020 Olympic Games.
Jul 24, 2021•14 min
'This is a different Olympics.’ Teeing up an unprecedented Summer Games with Bruce Arthur
On the debut episode of Tokyo Daily, host Brendan Dunlop is joined by Toronto Star columnist Bruce Arthur, who offers his perspective on this unprecedented Olympics from inside the host city. They discuss what the scene is like on Olympic grounds, why the medal results are so unpredictable and which Canadians to watch out for.
Jul 23, 2021•15 min
Introducing Tokyo Daily, the Summer Olympics podcast from the Toronto Star
Sports broadcaster and author Brendan Dunlop hosts “Tokyo Daily,” the daily Summer Olympics podcast from the Toronto Star. Each day during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Brendan will recap the Canadian headlines and talk about the major stories with Star journalists on location in Japan and at home, ex-Olympians and other experts. Listen to the show every afternoon.
Jul 16, 2021•3 min
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