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Triathlon and marathon swimming at the 2024 Olympic Games are scheduled to take place in Paris’s Seine river, where it has been illegal to swim for more than a century. Politicians insist the water will be clean enough for athletes, but experts aren’t so sure. CBC | Sports News
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Canada announced its Olympic team — here are some fun facts about the athletes
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter presents some interesting tidbits on the 338 Canadian athletes named to the Paris Olympics team. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Achy, breaky body parts a fact of life for Canada’s Olympic athletes
One body part, or a few, in athletes’ bodies endure a lot of strain and overuse while training and competing for Canada. Athletes bound for the Olympic Games in Paris reveal which body part their sport is hardest on. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada falls to Spain in women’s Olympic basketball tune-up
The Canadian women’s basketball team lost an Olympic tune-up game to Spain 61-48 on Saturday in Charleroi, France, less than two weeks to go before the start of the Paris Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women defeat Australia in Olympic soccer exhibition
Substitute Evelyne Viens’ 85th-minute goal lifted Canada to a 2-1 comeback win Saturday in Marbella, Spain over Australia in a tune-up game ahead of the Paris Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Olympic basketball teams have sights set on medals in Paris
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Read More »Canadian Olympic figure skaters get July 22 court date for medals appeal in Valieva case
The final appeal hearing to decide medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be heard days before the Paris Olympics open. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian 400m star Christopher Morales Williams turns pro ahead of Olympic debut
Canadian sprinter Christopher Morales Williams signed a deal with Adidas and made his Diamond League debut on Friday, just hours after his announcement and a few weeks before his first Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Like the Olympic rings, covering the Games in Paris will be a full-circle moment
I’ve been told by colleagues that there’s nothing like a journalist’s first Olympics. I expect this one will be an experience of a lifetime. CBC | Sports News
Read More »2 Canadian track stars have a big Olympic tuneup on Friday
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews the Diamond League meet in Monaco, where Canada’s Marco Arop and Christopher Morales Williams are among the big names competing. CBC | Sports News
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