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Canada’s summer and winter Olympians, along with other athletes, were left on the outside during Tuesday’s budget announcement by the federal government, despite a push in recent months by the Canadian Olympic Committee and national sport organizations for more resources. CBC | Sports News
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Ski federation says it won’t allow Russian and Belarusian athletes in 2026 Olympic qualifiers
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation says its council has voted against allowing athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in qualifiers for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Some athletes from Russia, Belarus can compete under neutral banner in Milan-Cortina Olympics
The International Olympic Committee will allow some individual athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete as neutral athletes at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Bobsled-skeleton federation not allowing Russian athletes to compete at 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics
Russian bobsled and skeleton athletes will not compete at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics, the governing body for those two sports decided on Friday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »World Aquatics to pay $4.6M US legal settlement to athletes who joined breakaway series
Olympic swimmers who challenged the sport’s governing body in a United States court are set to get a multimillion-dollar settlement for athletes who took part in a breakaway series. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘Invasive’ gene test by World Athletics causing headaches for athletes before world championships
Two Canadian athletes say the rollout of the SRY gene test ahead of the World Athletics Championships in September has been a mess and has caused a lot of unnecessary stress to them, Athletics Canada and others to figure out how to get tested. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Brakewoman Niamh Haughey says Canadian bobsleigh athletes need to raise $30K to compete
27-year-old Toronto resident shares the hefty costs of the sport and how she earns money to fund her Olympic dream. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Start-up Grand Slam Track struggling to compensate athletes
Grand Slam Track is struggling to compensate its athletes after pulling its final meet of the year in Los Angeles, CEO Michael Johnson said on Friday, adding that the start-up did not receive funding that had been committed to it. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sarah Nurse says PWHL Barbie can inspire next generation of female athletes
Sarah Nurse will start her first season with the still-unnamed Vancouver franchise in the Professional Women’s Hockey League this fall — but she’s already made her mark off the ice with a Barbie doll in her likeness. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Athletes from across the North heading to St John’s, N.L., for Canada Summer Games
Team Yukon and Team Nunavut are sending their largest-ever contingents of athletes to this year’s games, with 211 athletes representing the Yukon and about 70 athletes representing Nunavut. Another 130 athletes will be representing N.W.T. CBC | Sports News
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