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CBC Sports’ daily newsletter recaps the top performances by Canada’s summer Olympians, including a record-setting hammer throw and a golden rowing race. CBC | Sports News
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Canada’s Junior Petanqui advances at Olympic boxing qualifier in Thailand
Canada’s Junior Petanqui advanced at the Olympic boxing qualifier tournament with a win on points in Bangkok on Sunday.Petanqui defeated Shain Boniface of Seychelles 5-0 in the men’s 71kg event. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Natalie Achonwa on WNBA coming to Toronto, and her 4th Olympic Games
Toronto native sits down with Ariel Helwani to discuss motherhood, booking a ticket to her fourth Olympics, and why women’s basketball needs to be expanded in Canada. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Margo Erlam waits for Olympic fate after gold-medal performance at Canadian diving trials
Calgary’s Margo Erlam realized a lifelong dream on Sunday of winning a gold medal at the Canadian Olympic diving trials. Now, the 21-year-old waits to see if she is chosen to compete at her first Summer Games later this year in Paris. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian men’s 8 rowing team misses Paris Olympic berth by heartbreaking margin
The Canadian men’s eight rowing team needed to finish first or second in Lucerne, Switzerland, on Tuesday to qualify for the Paris Olympics this summer but placed third in a photo finish by 1-100th of a second to runner-up Italy, which qualified alongside winner United States. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women’s 3×3 team advances to quarterfinals at last-chance Olympic qualifier
The Canadian women’s 3×3 team notched a third straight win at a last-chance Olympic 3×3 basketball qualification tournament in Debrecen, Hungary on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women grab 2 wins on opening day of final Olympic 3×3 basketball qualifier
Canada began play with mixed results Thursday at a last-chance Olympic 3×3 basketball qualification tournament in Debrecen, Hungary. The top-ranked women opened with victories over Chile and Lithuania, while the No. 15 men beat Spain and lost to Egypt. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Destined for greatness: Canadian cyclist Dylan Bibic eyes Olympic medal
Go behind the scenes of the UCI Track Nations Cup in Milton, Ont., as the 20-year-old competes in his last competition before Paris 2024. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Summer McIntosh leads Olympic hopefuls into high-pressured Canadian swim trials
With the stakes higher than ever – berths to the Paris 2024 Games on the line – Swimming Canada has spared no details when it comes to setting the scene for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic swimming trials. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘A way to celebrate Europe’: Torchbearers begin Olympic flame’s journey across France
Joyful crowds gathered along the streets of France’s southern port of Marseille on Thursday to see torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame through the city’s most emblematic sites, a day after it arrived on a majestic three-mast ship for a welcoming ceremony. CBC | World News
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