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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
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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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Read More »A look inside the Athletes’ Vortex at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games
For the first time in the history of the Youth Olympics all athletes are being housed under one roof. The Vortex, as it’s called, is where more than 1,870 athletes from 79 countries are staying during the 2020 Youth Winter Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »It’s been a decade of defining Canadian athletes and fans in a new way
Canada didn’t come of age at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, but it sure dropped its shy, even boring image. We were Canadian. We were winners. We were on top of the world. And we made damn sure everyone knew it. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Vancouver 2010 Olympics ushered in golden decade for Canadian athletes
Alex Bilodeau’s historic gold medal at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver would prove to be the first of many golden moments as Canada defined itself as a competitive force at the Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada should be going for gold-standard when protecting elite athletes from abuse
Behaviour towards athletes that’s physically, sexually or psychologically abusive can’t be tolerated in Canada’s evolving sports culture, writes Ashley Heisler. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian athletes say WADA sanctions against Russia ‘not enough’
The latest sanctions levied against Russia by the World Anti-Doping Agency don’t convince Canadian racewalker Evan Dunfee the field will be fair at next year’s Summer Olympics. CBC | Sports News
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