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The “Three Musketeers” of Canadian running, Jean-Simon Desgagnés, Thomas Fafard and Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, will get a feel for racing in Paris at Sunday’s Diamond League meet before some of their Olympic competition early next month. CBC | Sports News
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This 75-year-old took a dip in the Seine. But is it ready for Olympic athletes?
Despite poor water quality results in the Seine River, and angry Parisians threatening to defecate in it ahead of the Olympic Games, Joel Stratte-McClure decided it was the prime spot for a Fourth of July swim. CBC | World News
Read More »Liendo, Masse among 4 captains named for Canadian Olympic swim team
Kylie Masse, Mary-Sophie Harvey, Josh Liendo and Jeremy Bagshaw have been named the four captains of Canada’s Olympic swimming team. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Noah Lyles, Sha’Carri Richardson bring the drama at U.S.A. Olympic trials | Athletics North
Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson both have been known to talk a big game, but when it comes down to it, they both deliver gold when it counts. Morgan Campbell provides some insight on the two American stars in this episode of Athletics North. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Emergence of Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson injects real drama into men’s Olympic 100 metres
Kishane Thompson’s sudden emergence in the sprinting landscape ahead of the Paris Games is an unforeseen plot twist. And a welcome one. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Breaking down the 100m at the Canadian Olympic trials | Athletics North
Andre De Grasse & Audrey Leduc were crowned fastest man and woman in Canada at the 2024 Olympic & Paralympic trials last week, but what do their wins mean as Paris 2024 comes into focus? We talk to certified track nerd Morgan Campbell about the results and the breadth of the Canadian athletics team. CBC | Sports News
Read More »De Grasse, Warner look to defend Olympic titles as Athletics Canada unveils Paris squad
Andre De Grasse and Damian Warner are set to defend their Olympic titles at this summer’s Paris Games as part of Canada’s athletics team. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s women’s soccer team stacked with Olympic champions as Paris roster revealed
Thirteen players from Canada’s women’s soccer team that won gold at the Tokyo Olympics are part of the 18-person roster who will aim for a repeat in Paris later this month. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘He won’t be with us’: Warriors block Wiggins from Canada’s Olympic basketball camp
Rowan Barrett, the general manager of Canada’s men’s basketball team, confirmed that Andrew Wiggins was being held out from competing at camp by his NBA team, the Golden State Warriors. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Top pick Zach Edey withdraws from Canadian men’s Olympic basketball team to prepare for NBA
Zach Edey will not be competing for Canada’s men’s basketball team at the upcoming Paris Olympics. CBC | Sports News
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