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Time hasn’t diminished the myriad of emotions Jay Triano felt in 1980. There was the euphoria of the Canadian men’s basketball team qualifying for the Moscow Summer Games. Then days later came bitter disappointment when Canada boycotted that competition after the former Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan. CBC | Sports News
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‘Thankful we took a stand’: Athletes react to Canada not competing at Tokyo Games in July
Canada’s summer athletes on Monday flooded social media in support of the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee’s decision hours earlier to not send a team to Tokyo should the International Olympic Committee go ahead with the Games as planned in July. CBC | Sports News
Read More »COC says current danger to athletes prompted decision to withdraw from July Olympics
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Read More »Canadian athletes will not compete at Tokyo 2020 Games due to risks of COVID-19
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Read More »Canada REFUSES to send athletes to Tokyo Olympics unless games are postponed over COVID 19
TEAM Canada has announced they will not be competing in the Olympic or Paraymic games of 2020. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »In the midst of crisis, athletes tap into their coping skills
The COVID-19 pandemic has created chaos around the world. So CBC Sports reached out to some Olympians and Paralympians, and tapped their expertise at coping when things go awry. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Basketballer Kayla Alexander and other Canadian athletes scramble to return home
A whirlwind week for Kayla Alexander landed her safely home in Milton, Ont., on Saturday night. It was about a month ago the Canadian forward joined Polish pro basketball team Arka Gdynia as a mid-season addition. But like nearly every other sports league in the world, Basket Liga Kobiet shut down its season amid the global coronavirus outbreak. CBC | ...
Read More »Prominent athletes slam IOC for risking athletes’ health, Dick Pound insists on awaiting developments
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Read More »Legendary Canadian female athletes you oughta know
This International Women’s Day, let’s celebrate some of Canada’s female heroes of the past and not-so distant past. If you don’t already know these athletes, you should. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Coronavirus leaves Olympic athletes with no way to predict whether Games will go on
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