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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
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Gord Perrin returns home in hopes of leading Canadian volleyball back to Olympics
Canada’s men’s volleyball team made its return to the Olympic Games after a 24-year absence in 2016. To get to Tokyo, however, captain Gord Perrin and his teammates must win a last-chance qualifying tournament beginning Friday in Vancouver. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Russian skater fighting for her life after accident in rehearsal for Youth Olympics ceremony
A female performer has been hospitalized after an accident at a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Youth Winter Olympics in Lausanne. 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 »Northern Ontario curler to lead Team Canada into Youth Olympics
A young curling star from Northern Ontario is going to be leading Team Canada into the opening ceremony for the Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020 this week in Switzerland. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Vancouver 2010 Olympics ushered in golden decade for Canadian athletes
Alex Bilodeau’s historic gold medal at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver would prove to be the first of many golden moments as Canada defined itself as a competitive force at the Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Doping violation costs Canada’s show jumping team a spot in Tokyo Olympics
Canada’s show jumping team has been dropped from next summer’s Tokyo Olympics because of an anti-doping violation at the Pan American Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Russia barred from 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2022 World Cup by WADA over doping
The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year’s Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years Monday after the WADA executive committee approved recommended sanctions as punishment for state tampering with a Moscow lab database. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Russia banned from 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup over doping scandal
Russia will not be allowed to compete at the 2020 Olympics or the World Cup two years later after being handed a four-year doping ban. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »How Caitlyn Jenner went from winning gold at the Olympics to I’m a Celebrity
Caitlyn Jenner has entered the I’m a Celebrity jungle as part of the 2019 cast, but how did she get here from winning 1976 Olympic Gold? Daily Express :: Sport Feed
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