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This is an excerpt from CBC Sports’ daily newsletter, The Buzzer. Subscribe here to get the latest on the Paris Olympics in your inbox every day. We all loved Saturday nights in Georgia. And now, Friday nights in Paris. Twenty-eight years after that iconic relay victory in Atlanta, Andre De Grasse and the CanadianContinue Reading

This is an excerpt from CBC Sports’ daily newsletter, The Buzzer. Subscribe here to get the latest on the Paris Olympics in your inbox every day. Officially, two Canadian women reached the podium today in Paris. Flag-bearer Maude Charron took silver in weightlifting while Skylar Park grabbed a bronze in taekwondo. But beach volleyballers Melissa Humana-ParedesContinue Reading

Sprint canoeists Sophia Jensen and Katie Vincent are advancing to the Olympic semifinals in the women’s single 200 metres. Vincent also set to compete in women’s double 500 semis alongside Sloan MackenzieThe Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 08, 2024 6:46 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Canadian medalContinue Reading

DAY 13 ROUNDUP Canada’s Skylar Park lost her taekwondo quarterfinal and needed help to continue fighting for a medal at the Olympic Games in Paris. Winnipeg athlete might have chance to earn women’s 57 kg bronze in ParisThe Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 08, 2024 4:33 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

With a chance at Olympic glory once every four years, getting the right result is critical to the integrity of the Games, and that’s where the emotional component of sports enters the equation. As ABC’s Wide World of Sports once put it, it’s the thrill of victory and the agonyContinue Reading

This is an excerpt from CBC Sports’ daily newsletter, The Buzzer. Subscribe here to get the latest on the Paris Olympics in your inbox every day. It was shaping up as a rough day for Canada’s track and field athletes. On Wednesday morning, men’s 5,000m medal contender Moh Ahmed was eliminated when he trippedContinue Reading

This is an excerpt from CBC Sports’ daily newsletter, The Buzzer. Subscribe here to get the latest on the Paris Olympics in your inbox every day. After going 112 years without an Olympic hammer throw medal, Canada suddenly rules the sport. Camryn Rogers won the women’s event Tuesday in Paris, two days afterContinue Reading

Opinion Being a sports journalist doesn’t mean I stop caring about the Olympics or turn to stone. It means I love where I live and am grateful to be able to participate in sports recreationally and cover them professionally. Feeling joy for athletes and frustration at officials is part ofContinue Reading

New Canada is out of medal contention in women’s Olympic water polo and will play a final match Thursday in Paris to determine its placing in the tournament. Canadian squad will play placement game Thursday in FranceCBC Sports · Posted: Aug 06, 2024 9:39 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9Continue Reading