Canada's Women's Soccer National Team: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Gold Medal Winning Celebration Match
2021/10/23
On October 23, Canada's women's national team who won the gold medal in women's soccer at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and New Zealand's national team held a celebration match in Ottawa (TD Place).
On the occasion of the match, Ambassador Kawamura sent a video message congratulating the Canadian team for winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Games, praising the efforts of athletes, and wishing for further expansion of sports exchanges. The video message was introduced in front of a total of 16,386 spectators as well as the players of the two countries, and it was welcomed by applause.
At the celebration match, Canadian players marched with their gold medals around their necks, and the result was a 5-1 victory for the Canadian team which included a goal by Christine Sinclair, captain of the Canadian team.
(The Ambassador’s video message is available at the link below.)
https://youtu.be/uNXt3lGtw5w
(Highlights of the game are available at the link below.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P9nI5GZcXU
On the occasion of the match, Ambassador Kawamura sent a video message congratulating the Canadian team for winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Games, praising the efforts of athletes, and wishing for further expansion of sports exchanges. The video message was introduced in front of a total of 16,386 spectators as well as the players of the two countries, and it was welcomed by applause.
At the celebration match, Canadian players marched with their gold medals around their necks, and the result was a 5-1 victory for the Canadian team which included a goal by Christine Sinclair, captain of the Canadian team.
(The Ambassador’s video message is available at the link below.)
https://youtu.be/uNXt3lGtw5w
(Highlights of the game are available at the link below.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P9nI5GZcXU
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| Ambassador Kawamura in his video message |
The moment the Canadian national team scored |
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| The celebration match was held in front of an audience of 16,386 people |
The Canadian national team |