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The International Olympic Committee on Friday moved to shut down suggestions that Italy could still manage to stage ice sliding events at its home 2026 Winter Games. CBC | Sports News
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NFL superstar Mahomes says he ‘definitely’ wants to play flag football at 2028 Olympics
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes said he is eager to suit up for Team USA when flag football makes its Olympic debut at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Riding the wave to history: B.C. teen first Canadian surfer to qualify for Olympics
Thanks to an appearance in the final of the 2023 Pan Am Games, 18-year-old Sanoa Dempfle-Olin has become the first Canadian surfer to qualify for the Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s show jumping team qualifies for Paris Olympics with Pan Am silver
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Read More »Canada wins Pan Am equestrian gold, qualifies eventing team for Olympics
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Read More »Breakdancers in Kenya hope Olympics will grow their scene
With their sport’s inclusion in the upcoming Paris 2024 Summer Games, breakdancers in Kenya hope increasing support for their sport will give newcomers a brighter future and let them dream of participating in the Olympics one day. Currently, the Kenyan government does not recognize breakdancing as a sport, which limits young breakers looking to make a name for themselves. CBC ...
Read More »‘Ultimate win-win’: Global impact brings Olympics, cricket back together again
After more than a century and now with an estimated 2.5 billion fans worldwide — cricket is returning to the Olympics. The continued growth of the sport and the very first Major League Cricket season contributed to its inclusion for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Cricket, lacrosse to officially return to Olympics after century-long break
Five sports were added to the 2028 Los Angeles Games by the International Olympic Committee on Monday, with baseball-softball and squash also confirmed for the program. CBC | World News
Read More »Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021
CBC Sports’ Rob Pizzo reports on the latest developments surrounding the postponement of Tokyo 2020. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympics in 2020 would’ve been ‘unfair’ to athletes, van Koeverden says
CBC Sports caught up with former Canadian Olympian and current member of Parliament Adam van Koeverden to get his reaction to the recent decision to postpone the Tokyo Games until 2021. CBC | Sports News
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