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CBC Sports’ daily Olympic newsletter recaps the opening ceremony and the latest Dronegate news before previewing Saturday’s action, featuring Canadian swimming phenom Summer McIntosh’s first shot at a medal. CBC | Sports News
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Arsonists attack French rail network hours before Olympic ceremony
Arsonists attacked France’s high-speed rail network early Friday, setting fires that paralyzed train travel to Paris for some 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes heading to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. CBC | World News
Read More »What to expect in the Olympic opening ceremony
Paris officially kicks off the Olympics with an ambitious outdoor show on Friday. Olympic opening ceremonies are generally pretty stuffy affairs, but Paris is trying something new by injecting some literal fresh air into its show. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Olympic Committee CEO says soccer coach Bev Priestman likely aware of spying
Canadian Olympic Committee chief executive officer David Shoemaker says the head coach of the national women’s soccer team was likely aware drones were used to spy on another team’s practices in France. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic Village beds, accommodations receive mixed reviews from Canadian athletes
Athlete beds have become a topic of conversation at the Paris Olympics. A viral clip from Australian women’s water polo player Matilda Kearns pointing out the discomfort of the cardboard beds, saying she “already had a massage to undo the damage” to her back. CBC | Sports News
Read More »British athletes ‘boycott’ Olympic village food after fuming stars ‘served raw meat’
Team GB stars are far from happy ahead of the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Olympic newsletter: What to expect in the opening ceremony
Paris officially kicks off the Olympics with an ambitious outdoor show on Friday. Olympic opening ceremonies are generally pretty stuffy affairs, but Paris is trying something new by injecting some literal fresh air into its show. CBC | Sports News
Read More »French sprinter to wear cap during Olympic opening ceremony after hijab dispute resolved
French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla will be allowed to participate in the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics wearing a cap to cover her hair, an agreement reached with the French Olympic Committee after Sylla said she was barred because of her hijab. CBC | World News
Read More »Princess Anne’s touching message to Olympic athletes as she joins Mick Jagger for send-off
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Read More »Leylah Fernandez gets Olympic 1st-round test in Karolina Muchova
Canadian tennis player Leylah Annie Fernandez will be facing a big challenge in the first round of the women’s singles competition at the Paris Olympic Games when she takes on Czech player Karolina Muchova. CBC | Sports News
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