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Read More »Canadian race walker Evan Dunfee wins gold at World Athletics Championships
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Read More »Canadians in Tokyo: Who, what and when to watch at the World Athletics Championships
Fifty-nine track and field athletes, the most Canada has sent to a World Athletics Championships, will try to top the six medals the 2023 team earned in Budapest, Hungary. Here’s a list of which Canadians to follow Friday evening and Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Strength in numbers: Deep Canadian team ready to step up at World Athletics Championships
When this year’s World Athletics Championships gets underway, a record number of Canadians will be looking to repeat as champions. But it’s not just those four athletes who are expected to challenge for the podium in Tokyo. Canada is sending its largest-ever contingent to the world championships, and head coach Glenroy Gilbert believes that the team’s strength lies in its ...
Read More »2025 World Athletics Continental Tour: Beijing
Watch Nova Scotia’s Sarah Mitton compete in the shot put event at the 2025 World Athletics Continental Tour stop at National Stadium in Beijing. 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 »New gene tests system in disarray ahead of World Athletics Championships
Clarifying promised rules on female eligibility, track and field’s governing body set a Sept. 1 deadline Wednesday for athletes to pass a gene test for competing at the world championships. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Nick Kurtz of Athletics becomes 1st MLB rookie to hit 4 home runs in a game
Nick Kurtz of the Athletics became the first rookie in Major League Baseball history to hit four home runs in a game and matched the MLB record with 19 total bases against the Houston Astros on Friday night. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Turkey’s collecting of unhappy foreign athletics stars shows it knows money matters
Last week Turkey’s athletics federation undertook a seismic spending spree, rattling international track and field right down to its foundations. A Nigerian and four Jamaican athletes all agreed to become, for the purposes of international competition, Turkish, for a reported $ 500K US signing bonus. CBC | Sports News
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