Toronto athlete named to Olympic refugee team for Paris
Nigara Shaheen finally feels the freedom to fully prepare for an Olympic Games. The 30-year-old Afghan judoka, who has been living and training in Toronto for a year and a …
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Coles-Lyster, Wammes, Genest shine at Nations Cup at UCI Track Nations Cup
Canadian Maggie Coles-Lyster, riding for the Switzerland-based Roland Cycling team, finished sixth overall on Sunday in the Women’s Omnium points race at the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup in Milton, …
McIntosh overcomes stacked field to win women’s 100m free at Canadian Swimming Open
Another night. Another Summer McIntosh win in the pool. The 17-year-old swimming sensation led from start to finish and touched the wall first in the 100-metre freestyle on the second …
Canada’s 4x400m men’s team qualifies for World Relays event
After an agonizing week-long wait, Athletics Canada has officially qualified a men’s 4×400-metre relay for the World Relays in the Bahamas at the beginning of May. Canada captured the 32nd …
Canada’s Shady El Nahas earns silver at judo Grand Slam event in Turkey
Canadian judoka Shady El Nahas took home silver in the men’s under-100 kilogram class at the Grand Slam event in Antalya, Turkey, but it wasn’t the result of a loss. The 26-year-old from …
Canada’s Bansley, Bukovec win silver at Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event in Brazil
Canada’s Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec secured a silver medal on Sunday after falling to Latvia in the final at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Recife Challenge tournament in Recife, …
Winnipeg Olympian gives back to community on road to 2024 Olympic Games
A local Olympian kicked off her path to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Saturday, hosting a community event at the Taekwondo academy that’s helped get her to some of the sport’s …
Mikaël Kingsbury wins dual moguls gold for 90th World Cup victory in season finale
Canadian moguls skiing star Mikaël Kingsbury capped his outstanding World Cup season with another dual moguls gold medal on Saturday in Valmalenco, Italy. The Deux-Montagnes, Que., native extended his record for the most men’s World Cup …
Alysha Newman bows out of indoor world pole vault final with right ankle injury
The women’s pole vault final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships started and will finish Saturday without medal hopeful Alysha Newman. The London, Ont., athlete withdrew from the event minutes …
Trio of Canadian wrestlers book Olympic spots for Paris
Canadian wrestlers Hannah Taylor, Ana Godinez Gonzalez and Justina Di Stasio have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics after their performances on Thursday at the Pan Am Olympic qualifiers in Acapulco, …