The Canadian Olympic Committee has announced Canada’s full 313-athlete team for the Rio Olympics. The large Canadian contingent is made up of 187 women and 126 men, ranging in age from 16 to 56. CBC | Sports News
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Hayley Wickenheiser amongst Canadian athletes critical of IOC’s decision on Russia
Hayley Wickenheiser takes to Twitter alongside fellow Canadian athletes Jean-Luc Brassard, Adam van Koeverden and Catriona Le May Doan to voice their doubts on the IOC’s call to have individual sport federations determine whether Russian athletes are fit to compete at Rio 2016. CBC | Sports News
Read More »IOC decides against complete ban of Russian athletes from Rio Olympics
Russian athletes will not be completely banned from the Rio Olympics, following a decision by the International Olympic Committee’s executive board on Sunday. However, the Russian Olympic Committee has been barred from entering athletes who have ever been sanctioned for doping. CBC | Sports News
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