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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. Ethan Katzberg won Canada’s first-ever Olympic hammer throw gold today in Paris, while Wyatt Sanford got the country’s first boxing medal since 1996. That brings Canada’s tallyContinue Reading

New Rarely on the podium and barred from the opening ceremony, the 15 Russians competing at the Paris Olympics have an uneasy status as “Individual Neutral Athletes” following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Trampolinist Anzhela Bladtceva upset to be excluded from opening ceremonyJames Ellingworth · The Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading

Wyatt Sanford became Canada’s first Olympic boxing medallist in 28 years on Sunday following a semifinal loss to France’s Sofiane Oumiha in the men’s 63.5-kilogram weight class. 25-year-old from Kennetcook, N.S., earns Canada’s 1st boxing medal since 1996CBC Sports · Posted: Aug 04, 2024 7:08 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Canada’sContinue Reading

DAY 9 ROUNDUP Eric Peters of Kitchener, Ont., who won a silver medal in archery at last year’s world championships, won’t be rising up the Paris Olympics podium. Peters was defeated 6-2 by Mauro Nespoli of Italy on Sunday in the men’s individual elimination round. Jamaician sprinter withdraws from 200m eventContinue 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. Four more medals. And a hat trick for Summer McIntosh. The 17-year-old swimming sensation won her third gold medal — the most ever by a Canadian at aContinue Reading

New IOC President Thomas Bach said Saturday the “hate speech” directed at boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting at the Paris Olympics is “totally unacceptable.” Thomas Bach says ‘we will not take part in a politically motivated cultural war’The Associated Press · Posted: Aug 03, 2024 5:42 AM EDT |Continue 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. Canada added three bronze medals on Friday. Felix Auger-Aliassime and Gabriela Dabrowski won the third-place match in mixed doubles tennis, Sophiane Méthot surprised in the women’s trampoline event, and swimmer KylieContinue Reading

SportsOlympicsSummer SportsHighlights of Canadian athletes competing at the Paris Olympic Games on Friday. Canada’s medal haul count at 11Posted: Aug 02, 2024 8:42 AM EDT | Last Updated: August 2Continue Reading

DAY 6 ROUNDUP Canadian boxer Wyatt Sanford won his Olympic quarterfinal against Uzbekistan’s Ruslan Abdullaev in the men’s 63.5-kilogram weight class on Thursday, sending Sanford to the semifinals and guaranteeing him a medal result. Canadian Evan Dunfee places 5th in 20 km race walkThe Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 01, 2024 4:38 AMContinue Reading