While there are no athletes directly from St. Thomas-Elgin going to the Paris Olympics, there are five from London and one from Delaware representing Canada.
London’s Jessie Fleming is a midfielder for the women’s national soccer team.
Fleming is one of the country’s best soccer players and has recently stepped into the role of captain of the team, filling the void left by the retirement of Canadian legend Christine Sinclair.
Fleming has also just become the newest brand ambassador for lululemon, which is outfitting Canadian athletes at this year’s Games.
The reigning Olympic champs are trying to reach the Games podium for the fourth time in a row as they deal with the on-going drone scandal and point deduction as a result.
The Canadian women will take on Columbia in group play today at 3 p.m.
Written by: L. Dickson/K. Freeman
