Canadian water polo player Blaire McDowell was left bleeding in a collision in their Olympic classification match against Italy on Thursday.
Due to the physical nature of the competition, McDowell unfortunately suffered a collision, sustaining a cut over her left eye.
Whether the cut will mean she will be unable to participate in Saturday’s match for seventh place (who her opponent will be is yet to be determined) remains to be seen.
Before he ended up bloodied in the pool, McDowell scored one of Canada’s five goals in the 10-5 loss to the Italians.
Axelle Crevier, Emma Wright, Kindred Paul and Elyse Lemay-Lavoie also scored for the Canucks.
Canadian water polo player Blaire McDowell bled during their match against Canada
McDowell scored one of Canada’s goals in a 10-5 loss to the Italian team
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Unfortunately, McDowell and her team’s efforts were unsuccessful, despite Arizona State shedding a lot of blood during the game.
Valeria Palmieri, Silvia Avegno, Sofia Giustini, Domitilla Picozzi, Dafne Bettini and Chiara Tabani each scored a goal for Italy.
Meanwhile, Roberta Bianconi and Roberta Claudia Marletta each had two.
Canada awaits the winner of the Greece-Hungary match on Saturday for seventh place.
Italy, on the other hand, will compete for 5th and 6th place in the classification match.