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In our weekly Canadian Olympic and Paralympic news update, we discuss the recent Canadian Olympic qualification in Judo and Canada’s win at the Para Road Cycling World Cup in Italy. CBC | Sports News
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Canadian boxer Scarlett Delgado punches her way to Round of 8 at Olympic qualifier
Canadian boxer Scarlett Delgado advanced at a last-ditch Olympic qualifier Tuesday, earning a 5-0 decision over Kenya’s Amina Faki in round-of-16 action in the women’s 54-kilogram class. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Pole vaulter Thiago Braz, who won 2016 Olympic gold and 2021 bronze, banned for doping
Olympic pole vault gold medallist Thiago Braz was banned for 16 months for doping and will miss the Paris Games, track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said on Tuesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »How Canada’s Olympic athletes did this weekend
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter recaps the top performances by Canada’s summer Olympians, including a record-setting hammer throw and a golden rowing race. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Junior Petanqui advances at Olympic boxing qualifier in Thailand
Canada’s Junior Petanqui advanced at the Olympic boxing qualifier tournament with a win on points in Bangkok on Sunday.Petanqui defeated Shain Boniface of Seychelles 5-0 in the men’s 71kg event. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Natalie Achonwa on WNBA coming to Toronto, and her 4th Olympic Games
Toronto native sits down with Ariel Helwani to discuss motherhood, booking a ticket to her fourth Olympics, and why women’s basketball needs to be expanded in Canada. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Margo Erlam waits for Olympic fate after gold-medal performance at Canadian diving trials
Calgary’s Margo Erlam realized a lifelong dream on Sunday of winning a gold medal at the Canadian Olympic diving trials. Now, the 21-year-old waits to see if she is chosen to compete at her first Summer Games later this year in Paris. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian men’s 8 rowing team misses Paris Olympic berth by heartbreaking margin
The Canadian men’s eight rowing team needed to finish first or second in Lucerne, Switzerland, on Tuesday to qualify for the Paris Olympics this summer but placed third in a photo finish by 1-100th of a second to runner-up Italy, which qualified alongside winner United States. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women’s 3×3 team advances to quarterfinals at last-chance Olympic qualifier
The Canadian women’s 3×3 team notched a third straight win at a last-chance Olympic 3×3 basketball qualification tournament in Debrecen, Hungary on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women grab 2 wins on opening day of final Olympic 3×3 basketball qualifier
Canada began play with mixed results Thursday at a last-chance Olympic 3×3 basketball qualification tournament in Debrecen, Hungary. The top-ranked women opened with victories over Chile and Lithuania, while the No. 15 men beat Spain and lost to Egypt. CBC | Sports News
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