Canadian men’s rowing eight misses Olympic berth by heartbreaking margin

LUCERNE, Switzerland — Canada came agonizingly close to adding to its Paris-bound rowing team in Tuesday’s last-chance qualifier, but will have just two boats entered in Olympic rowing.
The men’s eight needed to finish in the top two in Lucerne, Switzerland, but placed third in a photo finish by one hundredth of a second to runner-up Italy, which qualified alongside winner United States.
Canada also finished third in the women’s quadruple sculls behind the U.S. and Ukrain