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Water in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it during the Paris Olympics, according to test results published Friday. CBC | World News
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Malindi Elmore retired from running in 2012. Now she’s going to her third Olympics
Malindi Elmore retired from Olympic competition in 2012. Now, she’s going to her second Olympics since, in a different event then her first Olympics in 2004. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Paris Olympics organizers say swimming events still set for cleaned-up Seine River
Despite the complication of recent heavy rain, swimming in the River Seine is still the plan at the Paris Olympics after a $ 1.5 billion US investment to improve the water quality. CBC | World News
Read More »Nadal skipping Wimbledon to prepare for Paris Olympics
Rafael Nadal is going to skip Wimbledon, as expected, and instead prepare for the Paris Olympics by entering a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden, he hasn’t been to in 19 years. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Rafael Nadal explains Wimbledon snub as schedule becomes clear before ‘last Olympics’
Rafael Nadal has added a new tournament to his schedule. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Green Games: Paris 2024 organizers promise more sustainable Olympics
Paris 2024’s organizing committee, with the support of the International Olympic Committee, is promising to deliver a more sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games by halving previous Games’ carbon footprint and controlling the events’ climate impact. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Salt Lake City still on track for 2034 Winter Olympics vote on July 24
While Salt Lake City is cruising toward being named the 2034 Winter Olympics host next month, the French parliamentary elections suddenly called by President Emmanuel Macron have created a bump in the road for the 2030 edition the French Alps bid is expected to win. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz Olympics link-up confirmed as pair to go in unprepared
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will play doubles together at the Olympics. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Weekend recap: Canadians ramp up for the Paris Olympics
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter breaks down the top performances by Canada’s potential summer Olympians. CBC | Sports News
Read More »As Paris Olympics approach, concerns continue after doping watchdog cleared Chinese swimmers in 2021
An investigation has found that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance before the 2020 Olympics — but were still cleared to compete by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Several of those swimmers went on to win medals, and that’s not sitting well with some competitors heading into the 2024 Paris Olympics. CBC | Sports News
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