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Canada qualifies flag football teams for Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, women earn world championship gold (opens the original)
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Flag football is making its Olympic debut at Los Angeles 2028, and Canada will compete in both the men’s and women’s events after qualifying this weekend. The fourth-ranked Canadian women did it in style, upsetting the second-ranked United States in the gold medal match at the IFAF World Flag Football Championships in Düsseldorf, Germany on Sunday. Frédérique Morneau was Canada’s hero, scoring three touchdowns in a 27-20 win after the game was tied 14-14 at halftime.The victory also punched thei
5 Canadian athletes to watch at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games (opens the original)
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The 2026 Commonwealth Games began in Glasgow on Thursday, with the opening ceremony at The Hydro.This summer’s event is a scaled-down version of the Games due to the decision two years ago to move them from Victoria, Australia to the 2014 host city Glasgow, after the Australian government decided it couldn’t justify rising costs. Glasgow stepped up to host using financial compensation from Victoria, with just 10 sports on the schedule compared to the 20 in Birmingham, England in 2022.Canada will
Ex-IOC president Thomas Bach 'still very emotional' about Olympic boycotts at Montreal 1976 and in 1980s (opens the original)
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Thomas Bach won a gold medal at the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics, but it isn’t only reaching the fencing summit that has stuck with the former International Olympic Committee president 50 years later.Speaking to reporters during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first Olympics on Canadian soil, Bach recalled seeing distraught African athletes in the Olympic Village. They had been told they would not be allowed to compete, with their nations boycotting due to the refusal of the IOC
Tricia Smith, Thomas Bach look back fondly as Montreal 1976 Olympics celebrates 50th anniversary (opens the original)
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Fifty years ago, the 1976 Summer Olympics began in Montreal — the first Olympics to be held in Canada.Those Olympics were transformational for Canada, both in a sporting sense because venues were built that generations of athletes have trained in since, but also because it instilled a national belief that Canada can be a destination for major events like the Olympics. Whether it was 14-year-old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci becoming the first to get a perfect 10 score and winning three gold me
Olympic Rewind: Canada at the Los Angeles 1932 Summer Olympics (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Olympic Rewind, a series where we revisit past editions of the Olympic Games, highlighting the top Canadian athletes and stories.With exactly two years to go until the opening ceremony of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, let’s take a trip back to the first time LA hosted the Olympics in 1932. The city also hosted in 1984, Canada’s most successful Olympics as a result of major boycotts from other nations. Stay tuned for a potential Olympic Rewind on that as well.The 1932 O
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