Natasha Wodak’s 15-month journey to run under the 2:26:50 automatic Olympic entry standard ended unsuccessfully in Hamburg, Germany, where she clocked 2:30:24 on Sunday, two days before the qualifying window closes. CBC | Sports News
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Olympic gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas competes for 1st time in 8 years at American Classic
Gabby Douglas, who became the first Black woman to win the Olympic all-around title when she triumphed in London in 2012, competed for the first time in eight years on Saturday in Katy, Texas, at the American Classic. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s De Grasse edges Olympic 100m champ Jacobs at East Coast Relays
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse edged reigning Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs to win the 100 metres at the East Coast Relays on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Paris organizers take delivery of Olympic flame at Greek venue of first modern Games
The flame will depart for France on Saturday on a 19th century sailing ship across the Mediterranean Sea, to make landfall 12 days later in the southern port city of Marseille. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Your Olympic questions answered: Who should be Canada’s flag-bearer?
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter presents some blue-sky candidates for the honour of carrying the maple leaf at this summer’s opening ceremony in Paris. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Audrey Leduc sets new Canadian women’s 100m sprint record, achieves Paris Olympic standard
Audrey Leduc ran to a second-place finish in 10.96 seconds outdoors at the LSU Alumni Gold meet on Saturday, achieving the Paris Olympic standard and becoming the fastest Canadian women’s 100-metre sprinter. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Resilience is one of Canadian women’s soccer team’s greatest assets as it looks to defend Olympic gold
It’s been a challenging three years for the Canadian women’s soccer team since they won the Olympic gold medal, but the resilience they demonstrate will serve them well in Paris. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic curling champion Brad Jacobs splits with Team Carruthers, joins former Bottcher teammates
Veteran skip Brad Jacobs’s time as a free agent didn’t last long. Jacobs is joining third Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead Ben Hebert for next season — former teammates of Brendan Bottcher who are based in Alberta. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Paris Games come with promise of a French renaissance for the Olympic, Paralympic movement
Following the difficulty of the pandemic-altered Tokyo Games, fans will once again pack venues and create electric atmospheres for athletes when the Games begin this summer in Paris. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic opening ceremony in Paris may be moved from river to stadium for security reasons
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the Stade de France if the security threat is deemed too high. CBC | World News
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