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Six months before the world arrives for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Paris is racing to clean up the famous, and long-contaminated, Seine River, in which many of the aquatic events are to be held. CBC | World News
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Canada can still send a record number of teams to the Paris Olympics
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter looks at the various Canadian teams that have qualified for the Summer Games and those that can still get in. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian field hockey teams prepare for last-chance qualifiers for Paris Olympics
Both the men’s and women’s Canadian field hockey teams must finish in the top-three of eight teams at their upcoming qualifying tournaments to earn a berth to Paris. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘I’m smiling’: IIHF president optimistic about NHL participation at 2026 Olympics
Luc Tardif is optimistic NHL players will be at the 2026 Olympics. The International Ice Hockey Federation president says “all the planets are at the good place” with his organization, the NHL, the NHL Players’ Association and the International Olympic Committee. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian men’s basketball squad, which finally qualified for the Olympics, is CP’s team of the year
The Canadian senior men’s basketball squad has been voted The Canadian Press team of the year. After years of underwhelming showings, and without qualifying for the Olympics since the Sydney Games in 2000, the men finally broke through in 2023. CBC | Sports News
Read More »After leading Canadian men back to Olympics, Gilgeous-Alexander voted CP male athlete of the year
There’s one more feather for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s cap to end 2023. The basketball star from Hamilton, Ont., is The Canadian Press male athlete of the year. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Philip Kim aims to inspire next generation of breakers at Olympics
Philip Kim wants to use his opportunity to compete at the Summer Games in Paris next year to get more people involved and inspire the next generation of breakers. CBC | Sports News
Read More »IOC boss defends letting Russian athletes compete in Paris 2024 Olympics
Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete as neutrals Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Many top Russian athletes faced minimal drug testing in 2023 ahead of Paris Olympics
Two of Russia’s top swimmers have been drug tested by their country’s anti-doping agency only twice apiece in 2023, part of a larger trend in the country that adds an extra layer of uncertainty to the IOC’s decision to allow some Russian athletes to compete next year at the Paris Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Russian athletes eligible to compete in neutral colours at Paris Olympics
Some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the IOC said Friday, in a decision that removed the option of a blanket ban over the invasion of Ukraine. CBC | World News
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