Tag: Tokyo Games
almost 3 years ago
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Opinion | ‘Butterfly chose me.’ Canadian Olympian Joshua Liendo is a breakout star in the pool, a...

By 13, when Liendo broke the Ontario age class mark in the 100-metre fly at the Canadian junior nationals, he was alr...

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almost 3 years ago
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‘It’s been highly restrictive.’ The Canadian women’s basketball team gets an early feel for Tokyo...

National team members certainly aren’t living the high life at a pre-arranged camp in Kariya City, less than two week...

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almost 3 years ago
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No medal earned, but lessons learned for Tokyo-bound Canadian women’s basketball team at AmeriCup

A disappointing run at the AmeriCup tournament in Puerto Rico ended with a tough 87-82 double-overtime loss to Brazil...

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almost 3 years ago
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RJ Barrett’s international savvy could be Canada’s secret weapon with a Tokyo Olympics berth in s...

At 21, the New York Knicks swingman’s experience does belie his relative youth, and includes a vital role on Canada’s...

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almost 3 years ago
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Opinion | The Olympic experience will be less fun for athletes in Tokyo. It’s a difficult trade-off

Canadian chef de mission Marnie McBean acknowledges that strict limits in the Olympic village will come at a cost. Th...

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over 3 years ago
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Opinion | Doping athletes and dopey sports: the Olympic contortions on Russia should have Putin d...

Despite repeated violations, Moscow keeps getting slack, to the IOC’s benefit. But the lords of the rings seem to be ...

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