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Olympics Canada’s medallists in Paris will get a bump in podium prize money. A donation by Canadian health-care technology entrepreneur Sanjay Malaviya of Hespeler, Ont., will make a gold medal worth a total of $25,000, silver $20,000 and bronze $15,000 to athletes. Sanjay Malaviya also committed $4M to reward fundContinue Reading

Olympics Joyful crowds gathered along the streets of France’s southern port of Marseille on Thursday to see torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame through the city’s most emblematic sites, a day after it arrived on a majestic three-mast ship for a welcoming ceremony. 10,000 bearers to visit 450 towns until Games’Continue Reading

Olympics French Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou became the first Olympic torch carrier in France after the Olympic flame arrived in Marseille’s Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city’s Old Port. Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou 1st torch carrier inContinue Reading

Olympics Two-time European weightlifting champion Oleksandr Pielieshenko died on the front line in the war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee said on Monday. 30-year-old joined military in days after Russian invasion in 2022The Associated Press · Posted: May 06, 2024 3:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: May 6 OleksandrContinue Reading

Olympics The flame will depart for France on Saturday on a 19th century sailing ship across the Mediterranean Sea, to make landfall 12 days later in the southern port city of Marseille. Begins sea voyage to Marseille for start of torch relay on May 8The Associated Press · Posted: AprContinue Reading

Olympics The Canadian Olympic Committee has become the first national Olympic committee in the world to join the Centre for Sport and Human Rights. Organization 1st national Olympic committee to join Switzerland-based outfit Donna Spencer · The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 23, 2024 9:28 AM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Olympics Two of Canada’s biggest stars are all-in for Team Canada at this summer’s Paris Olympics and are keen to tell the stories of the homegrown athletes who will be competing there. ‘Brave is Unbeatable’ showcases 9 Canadian athletes and challenges they have overcomeCBC Sports · Posted: Apr 19, 2024Continue Reading

The life of a high performance athlete is always filled with unknowns. It is part of the gig, trying to navigate daily training, always searching for that extra edge to peak for competitions. And in a many cases, it rarely ever goes as planned. To be an athlete who has any levelContinue Reading

Olympics·New Team Canada on Tuesday revealed a new collection of athlete clothing from Lululemon less than 100 days from the start of the Paris Olympics. ‘It’s not only about looking good but feeling good,’ says Para-rugby player Zak MadellCBC Sports · Posted: Apr 16, 2024 1:44 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading