Valentina Petrillo fell in love with athletics as a seven-year-old while watching Italian sprinter Pietro Mennea win gold in the 200 metres at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. “I said I wanted …
Asthma didn’t stop Noah Lyles from taking on the 200-metre at the Paris Olympics, even after testing positive for COVID. Despite fears of bronchitis and conflicting reports about his fever, Lyles …
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. Six-time Olympic track medallist Andre …