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Thomas Bach says he feels a rare calm in his final weeks as IOC president even as a “new world order” gains speed ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. His successor will be elected March 20Graham Dunbar · The Associated Press · Posted: Mar 07, 2025 12:54 PM ESTContinue Reading

Canadian racewalker Evan Dunfee set a North American 20-kilometre record on Sunday at the Australian 20km Race Walking Championships. 34-year-old finished Australian 20km Race Walking Championships in 1:17.39The Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 16, 2025 3:45 PM EST | Last Updated: February 16 Evan Dunfee of Richmond, B.C., seen aboveContinue Reading

Scotland conceived rugby sevens in the 1880s yet it will not feature in the scaled-back 2026 Commonwealth Games hosted by Glasgow. Other sports dropped include field hockey, triathlon, badminton, Twenty20 cricket, squash and diving. About 3,000 athletes to compete in Scotland from up to 74 Commonwealth nationsThe Associated Press ·Continue Reading

Opinion Keeping viewers interested during non-Olympic years has been one of track and field’s most stubborn problems. This off-season the problem is even more complicated than normal, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell. Battle for attention is even more complicated than normal this off-seasonMorgan Campbell · CBC Sports ·Continue Reading

Scotland has rescued the Commonwealth Games that were in jeopardy after Australia’s Victoria state backed out of plans to host the 2026 sporting event. Sports will be dropped as federation aims to reduce cost for future successThe Associated Press · Posted: Sep 17, 2024 12:23 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

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. Parade of Champions includes French medallists from both GamesThe Associated Press · Posted: SepContinue Reading

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. Parade of Champions included 460 Olympic and Paralympic athletesThe Associated Press · Posted: Sep 14, 2024Continue Reading

French authorities foiled three plots to attack the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and other cities that hosted the summer events, the national counterterrorism prosecutor said Wednesday. 5 suspects, including a minor, facing various terrorism-related chargesThe Associated Press · Posted: Sep 11, 2024 10:17 AM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Opinion In claiming he could beat reigning 100-metre Olympic champion Noah Lyles in a race, NFL receiver Tyreek Hill decided to ride the rising tide of Lyles’ mainstream popularity, choosing the Olympic afterglow to issue a bogus claim that he could have made last week, last month, or last year.Continue Reading