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The seven candidates running for International Olympic Committee president had their manifestos published on Thursday, and one – World Athletics president Sebastian Coe – is offering to take just half of the eight-year mandate on offer and stand again in 2029. CBC | Sports News
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Emma McKeon, 1st female swimmer to earn 7 medals at single Olympics, retires at 30
Emma McKeon, Australia’s most decorated Olympian, announced her retirement from competitive swimming on Monday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Penny Oleksiak reflects on Paris Olympics, climbing Mt Kilimanjaro & what’s to come
Canada’s most decorated female Olympian expresses what her expectations will be moving forward in her swim career. CBC | Sports News
Read More »IIHF preparing proposal to add 3-on-3 hockey to 2030 Winter Olympics
The International Ice Hockey Federation is preparing a proposal to add 3-on-3 hockey to the Winter Olympics as soon as 2030 in the French Alps, following the same expansion that basketball has had over the past two Summer Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Decathlon world champ Pierce LePage dealing with low of missing Olympics
Pierce LePage knew his hopes of competing at the Paris Olympics were over in July. Nearly fourth months later, following surgery in August for a herniated disc in his back, it’s still difficult to put into words for the Canadian and reigning world decathlon champion. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian icon Celine Dion releases Paris Olympics ‘Hymne a l’amour’ performance as single
Celine Dion has released a recording of her performance of Hymne a l’amour at the Paris Olympics, her second single since announcing her diagnosis with stiff person syndrome in 2022. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Victor Lapeña out as women’s national basketball head coach after winless Olympics
Canada Basketball on Monday said it has “mutually agreed” to part ways with senior women’s head coach Victory Lapeña, two months after the team failed to win a game at the Paris Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Ticket prices for 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics in Italy range from $33 US to $3,000
Ticket prices for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics range from 30 euros ($ 33 US) for men’s and women’s hockey preliminary games all the way up to nearly 3,000 euros ($ 3,300) for the most costly seats at the closing ceremony inside Verona’s Arena, a large Roman amphitheatre. CBC | Sports News
Read More »France throws one last party for Paris Olympics, Paralympics with parade on Champs-Élysées
The curtain came down on Paris’ feel-good summer with a grand parade of French athletes on the Champs-Élysées on Saturday after the country threw one last party to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »France throws one last party for Paris Olympics, Paralympics with parade on Champs-Élysées
The curtain will come down on the Paris’ feel-good summer with a grand parade of French athletes on the Champs-Élysées on Saturday as the country throws one last party to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games. CBC | Sports News
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