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All athletes who had qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will keep their spots for the Games next year following their postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday. CBC | Sports News
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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 »Olympics postponement raises questions, throwing athletes’ scheduling into disarray
In the wake of Tuesday’s unprecedented announcement to postpone the Tokyo Olympics, a logistical nightmare now stands in the way of the International Olympic Committee and the Games’ planning committee. CBC | Sports News
Read More »COC’s Tokyo decision brings back memories for athletes who missed 1980 Games
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
Read More »‘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 | ...
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