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A herniated disc suffered in April will prevent Canadian decathlete Pierce LePage from pursuing his first Olympic title next month in Paris. CBC | Sports News
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Road to Paris Olympics bumpy for boxer Tammara Thibeault, other Canadian athletes
The road to the Olympic Games hasn’t always been smooth for Canada’s athletes in Paris. “The biggest challenge has definitely always been mental health,” says swimmer Sydney Pickrem ahead of her third Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Will Seine River be clean enough by the Olympics? The experts are unsure
With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean enough for athletes to swim in? CBC | Sports News
Read More »Ex cop issues Paris Olympics ‘hijack’ warning over ‘biggest risk’ to games
O’Bryan Grandison, who served as a British police officer during the London 2012 games, has warned that France could face a wave of protests this summer. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Sudbury basketball player takes torch from father at Olympics
Syla Swords will be the youngest basketball player ever to represent Canada at the Olympics when she steps on the court in Paris next month. Her father, Shawn, wore the maple leaf for the men’s team in Sydney 24 years ago. CBC | Sports News
Read More »French soldier stabbed outside Paris train station amid heightened Olympics security
A French soldier was stabbed outside a big train station in Paris on Monday, and the alleged attacker was arrested, officials said, while the city was under a high security alert 11 days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics. CBC | World News
Read More »The village that helped Canada’s men’s basketball team return to the Olympics
There is a tight-knit but extensive basketball community in Canada that will be watching the men’s team at the Paris Olympics, beaming with pride about the small role each person played to get the program to this moment. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian men’s basketball team faces U.S. in exhibition ahead of Paris Olympics
The Canadian men’s basketball team will get its first litmus test ahead of the Paris Olympics. Canada goes head-to-head with the United States on Wednesday night in an exhibition game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. CBC | Sports News
Read More »NBA star Antetokounmpo leads Greece into Olympics and Group A date with Canada’s men’s basketball team
Giannis Antetokounmpo is now an Olympian and his Greek team will be placed in Group A for the Paris Games, facing Australia, Canada and either Spain or Bahamas in the opening stage. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Russia says it won’t send wrestlers to the Paris Olympics as neutrals
Russia said on Saturday that 10 of its wrestlers who were offered spots at the Paris Olympics as neutrals will refuse to compete. The Russian wrestling federation said in a statement that its officials, coaches and athletes held a meeting and “came to an unanimous decision — to refuse to participate in the Olympic Games.” CBC | World News
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