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July 01, 2021 - 5:50 PM
TORONTO - Nathan Zsombor-Murray and Rylan Wiens earned their place on the Canadian Olympic Team in the open platform event on Thursday at the 2021 Canadian Diving Trials.
On the women s side, Celina Toth won a spot for the Tokyo Games following her performance in the open platform competition at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.
The 2021 Canadian Diving Trials allowed Canadian divers to claim their Olympic spots ahead of the Tokyo Games.
There were two Olympic spots up for grabs in the menâs open platform event this week in Toronto.
Montreal s Zsombor-Murray, 18, is heading to his first Games after putting together a cumulative Olympic qualifying score of 1028.40.
By Hannah Theodore
Celina Toth (Photo courtesy of AthletesCAN)
There have been many questions surrounding the Tokyo Olympic Games, namely if they are to go forward at all.
The latest talks suggest the games, originally planned for 2020, could begin July 23, 2021 with no spectators. Athletes would compete in their given sport and return home immediately after.
Few athletes have been more involved with these discussions than diver, Celina Toth. The St. Thomas native, now residing in Victoria, BC, is not only a four-time national title holder, but also sits on the Board of Directors for AthletesCAN.
“We were a part of all of those difficult conversations in regards to like, if Canada’s going to go back out and if everything’s going to be postponed,” said Toth.