The Canadian men’s volleyball team took a step toward securing their spot at this summer’s Olympic Games by defeating Mexico in straight sets Friday night at the NORCECA men’s Tokyo qualification tournament. CBC | Sports News
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Watch the last-chance Olympic men’s volleyball qualifying tournament
Watch live action from the NORCECA Volleyball Continental Qualification Tournament in Vancouver. Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Cuba will be in competition for one final spot at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s volleyball women in must-win scenario at Olympic qualifier
Olympic dreams will be on the line this weekend for the Canadian women’s volleyball team, which must win a three-day tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to secure a berth in Tokyo this summer. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Youth Olympics aim to change the Olympic movement
Canada is one of 79 nations participating in the 2020 Youth Olympics, which opened Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland with a distinctly youthful feel. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Watch the 2020 Youth Winter Olympic Games
Watch live coverage of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games from Lausanne, Switzerland, beginning with the opening ceremony on Thursday at 2 p.m. ET. CBC | Sports News
Read More »A look inside the Athletes’ Vortex at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games
For the first time in the history of the Youth Olympics all athletes are being housed under one roof. The Vortex, as it’s called, is where more than 1,870 athletes from 79 countries are staying during the 2020 Youth Winter Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »The Youth Olympic Games aren’t your parents’ Olympics
3-on-3 hockey? Mixed nationality teams? Ski mountaineering? Those are just some of the things that set the Winter Youth Olympic Games apart from the traditional version. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Russia confirms it will appeal 4-year Olympic ban for manipulating doping data
Russia confirmed that it will appeal against its four-year Olympic ban for manipulating doping data. The case now heads to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia plans to file appeal against Olympic ban
Russia has signalled it will file an appeal against its four-year Olympic ban due to World Anti-Doping Agency sanctions that President Vladimir Putin on Thursday branded as “unfair.” CBC | Sports News
Read More »Homan, Epping earn spots at Olympic trials with Canada Cup titles
Ottawa’s Rachel Homan defeated Tracy Fleury of East St. Paul, Man., 9-4 on Sunday in the women’s final at the Canada Cup, earning the first spot in the Roar of the Rings Olympic Trials in the process. CBC | Sports News
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