Sports/Olympics/Summer Sports (Page 6)

The IOC approved 14 athletes from Russia and 11 Belarusians with neutral status to compete at the Paris Olympics in a first list from some sports published Saturday. Vetting panel considered athletes in cycling, gymnastics, taekwondo, weightlifting, wrestlingThe Associated Press · Posted: Jun 15, 2024 7:31 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Despite the complication of recent heavy rain, swimming in the River Seine is still the plan at the Paris Olympics after a $1.5 billion US investment to improve the water quality. Huge reservoir created next to Austerlitz train station to collect excess rainwaterThe Associated Press · Posted: Jun 13, 2024Continue Reading

With the stakes higher than ever – berths to the Paris 2024 Games on the line – Swimming Canada has spared no details when it comes to setting the scene for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic swimming trials. ‘There’s a lot of anticipation going into all of this,’ says teenContinue Reading

Judoka Nigara Shaheen was among 36 athletes from 11 different countries named to the Refugee Team for this summer’s Paris Olympics. Judoka Nigara Shaheen among 36 athletes from 11 countriesThe Canadian Press · Posted: May 02, 2024 8:59 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Judoka Nigara Shaheen wasContinue Reading

When two-time Olympic hurdler and mother Nikkita Holder heard that there would be a private children’s nursery in the Paris 2024 Olympic village, her eyes welled up. “Honestly, I’m not even going to lie, it makes me a little emotional,” Holder, whose final race was in 2018, told CBC Sports.Continue Reading

OLYMPIC ROUNDUP Canada added two more qualification spots for Paris 2024 on Tuesday. Kristine Esebua won the women’s recurve final at a Pan American archery qualifier, while Josipa Kafadar’s semifinal victory in the women’s 48-kilogram category at a taekwondo event was enough for another ticket to France. Josipa Kafadar adds anotherContinue Reading

An Olympic medal inlaid with a piece of the Eiffel Tower. How’s that for a monumental prize? A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes’ necks at the July 26-Aug. 11Continue Reading