Kayla Alexander, Natalie Achonwa and Kia Nurse headline the Canadian women's basketball team headed to the Paris Olympics.
Kia Nurse Ezi Magbegor - The Canadian PressTORONTO — The excitement and readiness was evident as Kayla Alexander looked ahead to the Paris Olympics.
"But the joy and excitement and just the privilege of being able to represent your country, that never changes. That's still something that I'm just overflowing with right now." "So going in with that mindset knowing that we are grateful to be here and we almost didn't make it, to have that chip on our shoulders going in, I think that's going to be the mindset and to really take advantage of this moment."
Canada, which opens the tournament July 29 against France, is looking to redeem itself after a disappointing ninth-place finish in Tokyo. "We have our sights set on being on the podium and we're going to do everything we can to get there." "Aaliyah wasn't able to with some school conflicts, Kia was still not 100 per cent herself. Our health is actually a really big step for what we're hoping could catapult us from our performance at the World Cup into the Olympic Games."Achonwa, who is set to become the first Canadian women's basketball player to appear in her fourth Games, is one of eight on the team with previous Olympic experience.
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