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Unlike their American counterparts, Canadian NCAA athletes — including basketball star Zach Edey — aren’t allowed to make money off of their name, image and likeness in the United States because of visa restrictions. That means they’re missing out on some potentially big paycheques. CBC | Sports News
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Stricter drug testing before Paris Olympics ordered for specific track and field athletes
Track and field athletes from Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Portugal will be tested more often ahead of this year’s Paris Olympics because of substandard anti-doping programs at home, the sport’s investigators said Monday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Paralympic medal wins by Russian, Belarusian athletes won’t be recorded on medal table in Paris
Russian and Belarusian athletes who finish on the podium in Paralympics events in Paris this year will not have their medal wins recorded on the Games medals table, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »After ‘roller-coaster’ Olympic qualification, Canada’s Amihere back on court with Athletes Unlimited
Canadian women’s basketball player Laeticia Amihere is in Dallas, Texas, where she is set to take part in her first Athletes Unlimited season, which begins Thursday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Injury-prone Emma Raducanu ‘one of the best athletes’ and backed to win multiple Slams
Emma Raducanu has received high praise following her return to the court this year. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »A court battle between the CRA and the Toronto Maple Leafs captain could be pivotal for other pro athletes
Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares is taking the Canada Revenue Agency to court over an $ 8 million tax bill in a case experts say could be pivotal for some pro athletes, perhaps affecting with which teams they sign. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Dozens of Nunavut athletes in passport limbo as Arctic Winter Games approach
Team Nunavut officials say between 50 to 70 young athletes are at risk of missing the upcoming Arctic Winter Games in Alaska because of difficulties securing a passport. CBC | World News
Read More »New Brunswick athletes welcome monetary recognition for Paralympic medals
The recent announcement that athletes will be financially rewarded for podium finishes at the Paralympic Games came as a relief for Moncton swimmer Danielle Dorris. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘Finally’: Canadian Para athletes to be financially rewarded for medals won at Paralympics
In what’s being called a game-changing moment in the sporting landscape of the country, Canadian Paralympians are now going to be financially rewarded for medals they win at the Paralympic Games beginning this summer at Paris 2024 and each edition of the Games thereafter. CBC | Sports News
Read More »From Santiago to Paris, Canadian Para athletes set the table for a successful 2024
Call 2023 an appetizer. The past year provided some great moments for Canadian Para athletes — many of which only served to ignite even more excitement about the main course that is 2024, when the Paralympics head to Paris. CBC | Sports News
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