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Lyle has embraced becoming somewhat of an anti-hero. He’s used to hearing the criticism about him being overly confident, but he notes that many don’t understand his journey toward improving his self worth. Struggling with asthma and COVID, American sprinter eyes bigger goals on the track Jonathan Landrum Jr. ·Continue Reading

Sifan Hassan traded elbows with Tigst Assefa with 150 metres left in the women’s marathon Sunday, then passed her along the railing to win the race for her third distance medal of the Paris Games. Malindi Elmore of Kelowna, B.C. was 35th. Canada’s Malindi Elmore 35th in 2:31:08 after 9th-placeContinue Reading

Cam Levins of Black Creek, B.C., made a late push on a hilly Olympic marathon course and placed 36th in two hours 11 minutes 56 seconds on Saturday in Paris. Ethiopia’s Tola wins Paris race in record time; Canada’s Elmore in women’s event Sunday morning Doug Harrison · CBC SportsContinue Reading

Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans — known for sexually explicit content — to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games. As they struggle to make ends meet, a spotlight is being cast on an OlympicsContinue Reading

Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin has been belatedly awarded an Olympic silver medal in a ceremony at the Paris Games. Drouin stood alongside American Erik Kynard, who was awarded the gold in the same event, as the two had their medals placed around their necks 12 years after the originalContinue Reading

The China Anti-Doping Agency called Thursday for more intensive testing of American track and field competitors, citing in a news release past doping scandals and questioning how the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency handled them. Doping agency cites sprinter Erriyon Knighton as example of U.S. double standardThe Associated Press · Posted: AugContinue Reading

The Canadian Olympic Committee says it has revoked Olympic accreditation from sprinting coach Rana Reider. Rana Reider stripped of credentials after ‘new information’ comes to light, COC saysThe Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 06, 2024 3:58 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Rana Reider is shown in thisContinue Reading

Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet won the gold medal in the women’s Olympic 5,000-metres as she sprinted home to claim the title after a textbook performance on Monday. Kipyegon was initially ruled to have obstructed Ethiopia’s Tsegay during raceThomson Reuters · Posted: Aug 05, 2024 3:50 PM EDT | Last Updated: AugustContinue Reading

It was a quick, tough turnaround, but Andre De Grasse is now focused on what’s ahead. The six-time Olympic medallist fell short of qualifying for the men’s 100-metre final on Sunday night, a first in his career at the Games, and quickly pivoted to running the opening round of theContinue Reading