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Fourth place finishes at the Olympics are supposed to be painful. And for Moh Ahmed in the men’s 10,000 metres, that may have genuinely been true. But after a race in which 13 men ran faster than the previous Olympic record, which had held since 2008, the Canadian appeared more satisfied than anguished. “HonestlyContinue Reading

ROUNDUP It took only two rounds for Canada’s Camryn Rogers to automatically advance to Tuesday’s final in the Olympic women’s hammer throw. The native of Richmond, B.C., met the 73.00 qualifying standard with a throw of 74.69 on a sunny Sunday in France. Fellow Canadian Audrey Leduc also moves onContinue Reading

Updated Germany’s Leo Neugebauer is the leader in the men’s decathlon at the Paris Olympics with three events to go, with Canada’s Damian Warner in second place. Germany’s Leo Neugebauer leads with 6,500 points after 7 eventsThomson Reuters · Posted: Aug 03, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2Continue Reading

Canada’s Audrey Leduc has bested her own national record in the women’s 100-metres at the Paris Olympics on Friday. Leduc, from Gatineau, Que., won her heat in 10.95 seconds, topping the 10.96 mark she had previously set this past April. Gatineau, Que. native won her heat in 10.95 secondsCBC Sports · Posted: AugContinue Reading

Damian Warner is second in the Olympic men’s decathlon competition through three events on Friday. The defending Olympic champion has 2,798 points through the 100 metres, long jump and shot put. Defending Olympic champ trails Germany’s Leo NeugebauerThomson Reuters · Posted: Aug 02, 2024 4:08 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1Continue Reading

Preview Powered by up-and-coming sprinter Audrey Leduc, the women’s 4×100-metre relay team wants to showcase Canada’s female sprinting talent. Powered by up-and-coming sprinter Audrey Leduc, the team wants to showcase Canada’s female sprinting talent Karissa Donkin · for CBC Sports · Posted: Aug 02, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Relay team of Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse going for gold after nabbing silver at Tokyo Olympics. Canada hasn’t won Olympic gold in men’s 4x100m relay since Atlanta in 1996 Karissa Donkin · for CBC Sports · Posted: Aug 01, 2024 4:00 AM EDT |Continue Reading

For the last decade, Andre De Grasse has been the face of Canadian track. Going into the Paris Olympics, De Grasse — one of two athletes chosen to carry Canada’s flag at the opening ceremony — has six Olympic medals, reaching the podium in every event he entered in RioContinue Reading