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Countries that exclude athletes from competing for political reasons risk harming their plans to host an Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee said Sunday. CBC | World News
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Canadian Olympic boxing hopefuls poised to benefit from traditional powers in decline at Pan Am Games
When the Pan Am Games boxing tournament kicks off Oct. 19, Canada will field a full slate of competitors. Thirteen Canadian boxers are scheduled to make the trip to Santiago, Chile, one for each weight class in both gender categories. CBC | Sports News
Read More »IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee for incorporating Ukrainian sports regions
The Russian Olympic Committee was suspended by the IOC on Thursday for breaching the Olympic Charter by incorporating sports bodies in four regions in eastern Ukraine. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Tokyo Olympic organizers lean away from spring, eyeing summer dates
Tokyo Olympic organizers seem to be leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021. More and more the signs point toward the summer of 2021. CBC | World News
Read More »Watch Olympic Games Replay: Pyeongchang 2018 bobsleigh & luge
CBC Sports will have a free live stream of Olympic Games Replay on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. This week’s show features bobsleigh and luge action from the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic Games Replay: Sliding onto the podium in Pyeongchang
As the planet deals with the pandemic and the crisis involving the spread of COVID-19, the world of sport watches and waits alongside the global population. This Saturday, March 28, will be the second of five weeks of programming at CBC Sports which will showcase some of the memorable moments from the most recent editions of the Olympics. CBC | ...
Read More »Can Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes recreate magic that had them poised for Olympic gold?
Everything was going to plan for Canada’s first beach volleyball world champions , until Tokyo 2020 got postponed. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic qualification remains a puzzle for most Canadian athletes
Just 19 Canadian athletes across nine sports, excluding team sports, have so far achieved both their international and Canadian criteria to be named to the 2021 team, according to the Canadian Olympic Committee. CBC | Sports News
Read More »COVID-19 exposing thin financial margins of Canada’s Olympic athletes
Any lingering hope Sarah Pavan had about competing on this season’s professional beach volleyball circuit was crushed the day city workers came to cut down the nets on Hermosa Beach. CBC | Sports News
Read More »CBC Sports chief Chris Wilson can refocus Olympic planning with Games set for 2021
After a whirlwind few days was capped with the postponement of the Tokyo Games until 2021, CBC Sports & Olympics executive director Chris Wilson can breathe a little easier. CBC | Sports News
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