CALIFORNIA DREAMING

A look at some Canadian athletes who could be competing for gold in 2028 at the L.A. Games

- DANIEL RAINBIRD

The Paris Games are over and the Summer Olympics torch is moving on to Los Angeles in 2028. After Summer McIntosh, Ethan Katzberg and Andre De Grasse headlined Canada's team in Paris, who might be some athletes to watch in four years?

Summer McIntosh, swimming

Yes, the Paris Games were coined as the "summer of Summer" in Canada, and that could very well be the case again in Los Angeles. The Toronto swimmer turned just 18 years old Sunday. McIntosh won a Canadian record three gold medals (400-metre medley, 200 butterfly, 200 IM), added one silver (400 freestyle) and set two Olympic records in Paris. She'll be 21 in Los Angeles.

Ilya Kharun, swimming

Kharun broke out in Paris by earning bronze medals in the 100 and 200 butterfly, becoming the first Canadian male swimmer to reach the Olympic podium since London 2012. The 19-year-old from Montreal and Toronto's Josh Liendo, the 100 fly silver medallist who turns 22 Tuesday, should still be in their primes in 2028.

Christopher Morales Williams, athletics