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Canada’s women’s 3×3 basketball team won their opening match against Kenya at an Olympic qualifying tournament on Friday in Utsunomiya, Japan. CBC | Sports News
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De Grasse, Arop lead Canada’s push for Olympic relay spots
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews the World Athletics Relays, where Andre de Grasse and Marco Arop will try to help their teams qualify for the Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Paris Pulse: Canoe sprint Olympic qualification, Aaliyah Edwards shares her Olympic goals
In our weekly Olympic update, we cover recent Canadian qualifications in Canoe Sprint, along with updates on basketball player Aaliyah Edwards and para swimmer Shelby Newkirk’s Olympic preparations. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Marathoner Wodak has quad muscles seize, stomach cramping in failed bid for Olympic standard
Natasha Wodak’s 15-month journey to run under the 2:26:50 automatic Olympic entry standard ended unsuccessfully in Hamburg, Germany, where she clocked 2:30:24 on Sunday, two days before the qualifying window closes. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas competes for 1st time in 8 years at American Classic
Gabby Douglas, who became the first Black woman to win the Olympic all-around title when she triumphed in London in 2012, competed for the first time in eight years on Saturday in Katy, Texas, at the American Classic. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s De Grasse edges Olympic 100m champ Jacobs at East Coast Relays
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse edged reigning Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs to win the 100 metres at the East Coast Relays on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Paris organizers take delivery of Olympic flame at Greek venue of first modern Games
The flame will depart for France on Saturday on a 19th century sailing ship across the Mediterranean Sea, to make landfall 12 days later in the southern port city of Marseille. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Your Olympic questions answered: Who should be Canada’s flag-bearer?
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter presents some blue-sky candidates for the honour of carrying the maple leaf at this summer’s opening ceremony in Paris. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Audrey Leduc sets new Canadian women’s 100m sprint record, achieves Paris Olympic standard
Audrey Leduc ran to a second-place finish in 10.96 seconds outdoors at the LSU Alumni Gold meet on Saturday, achieving the Paris Olympic standard and becoming the fastest Canadian women’s 100-metre sprinter. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Resilience is one of Canadian women’s soccer team’s greatest assets as it looks to defend Olympic gold
It’s been a challenging three years for the Canadian women’s soccer team since they won the Olympic gold medal, but the resilience they demonstrate will serve them well in Paris. CBC | Sports News
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