Sports/Olympics/Summer Sports (Page 5)

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. The Canadian women’s rugby sevens team won a surprising silver medal today, upsetting second-ranked Australia in the semifinals before giving No. 1 New Zealand all it could handle inContinue Reading

Analysis Who might have predicted the small town of Vulcan, Alta., would produce one of the leaders and heroes of Canada’s rugby program — Keyara Wardley. Injured back hopes improbable path to the sport can help inspire other young women Shireen Ahmed · for CBC Sports · Posted: Jul 30,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 won its first two gold medals of the Paris Games today as a pair of favourites delivered historic victories on their sport’s biggest stage. A fewContinue Reading

It’s been a topic of conversation for months: Will the Seine be clean enough for swimming after French officials spent more than $1.5 billion US to clean the polluted river? The answer on Sunday was no. And again on Monday, as Paris Olympic officials cancelled a pre-race triathlon training sessions setContinue Reading

DAY 2 ROUNDUP Concerns over the water quality of the Seine have continued into the 2024 Olympics, with a pre-race triathlon event there cancelled Sunday. Australian cyclist undergoes surgery after fall during Olympic time trialThe Associated Press · Posted: Jul 28, 2024 5:35 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hourContinue Reading

This is a web version of CBC Sports’ daily newsletter, The Buzzer. Subscribe here to get the latest on the Paris Olympics in your inbox every day. Summer McIntosh captured her first Olympic medal, and Canada’s first of the Paris Games, while the Canadian men’s basketball team won its opener on theContinue Reading

DAY 1 ROUNDUP The first event of the skateboarding competition at the Paris Olympics on Saturday was postponed after rain overnight and into the morning. Organizers apologize to South Korean athletes for mistake during opening ceremonyThe Associated Press · Posted: Jul 27, 2024 5:44 AM EDT | Last Updated: 40Continue 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. The Paris Games have officially begun. Some 7,000 athletes from more than 200 countries on nearly 100 boats took an evening cruise down theContinue Reading

Canada will showcase speed and strength at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Six-time medallist sprinter Andre De Grasse and champion weightlifter Maude Charron will carry the Canadian flag during Friday’s parade down the Seine, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday. CBC offers live coverage of unique paradeContinue Reading