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Stanislav Pozdnyakov, the president of the suspended Russian Olympic Committee, said Tuesday he plans to step down after six years in charge. CBC | World News
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Peter Ogilvie, 2-time Canadian Olympic sprinter and sport leader, dead at 52
Peter Ogilvie, a two-time Canadian Olympic sprinter who wanted unheralded track and field athletes to realize a dream and compete against the world’s best, has died from cancer. He was 52. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic champion swimmer Maggie Mac Neil ‘at peace’ with retirement decision after ‘great run’
Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil seemingly out-of-nowhere retirement to some less than a week ago at the age of 24 was always something Mac Neil knew was coming – and was planned. There’s no wondering what might have been, no regrets and certainly no second guessing her decision. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic diver Margo Erlam on her Indigenous roots and the importance of Truth and Reconciliation day
Host Anastasia Bucsis speaks to Olympic diver Margo Erlam about competing at the Olympics, and how discovering her Indigenous roots has inspired her to give back to the Indigenous community. CBC | Sports News
Read More »3-time Olympic champ Faith Kipyegon shines at inaugural women’s-only track meet in NYC
Kenya’s Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon took a victory lap with an easy win in the 1,500 metres at the inaugural women’s-only Athlos NYC meet on Thursday, while Brittany Brown stunned Paris 200-metre gold medallist Gabby Thomas. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Women’s-only track meet in NYC features Olympic champions, lucrative prize money
Recently crowned Olympic 200-metre champion Gabby Thomas and company are helping track take a big step forward by racing in Thursday’s inaugural Athlos track meet at 7:30 p.m. in New York City against some of the fastest women in the world. CBC | World News
Read More »Andre De Grasse soaking up the moment, enjoying reception after Olympic gold in Paris
Andre De Grasse is enjoying the high of being a gold medallist once again. The 29-year-old from Markham, Ont., capped off an adversity-filled Olympics in August by anchoring Canada’s men’s 4×100-metre relay team to gold, a first for Canada since 1996. The City of Markham is honouring him, along with other Olympians and Paralympians who call the city home, with ...
Read More »Shot putter Sarah Mitton wins her 1st Diamond League Trophy weeks after Olympic heartbreak
Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., threw 20.25 metres on Friday to win her first Diamond League Trophy, beating two-time defending shot put champion Chase Jackson of the United States to open the two-day season-ending track and field meet in Brussels. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Mitton not seeking redemption in Diamond League Final after fouling out of Olympic shot put
Rejuvenated from a three-week break after fouling out of the Olympic women’s shot put final, Sarah Mitton will try to become a first-time Diamond League Trophy winner on Friday in Brussels. Fellow Canadians Marco Arop and Alysha Newman will compete in separate events Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic marathon runner’s ex-boyfriend dies after ‘killing her by setting her on fire’
Rebecca Cheptegei’s former boyfriend Dickson Ndiema has died in hospital. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
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