The arrival terminals at airports in Toronto and Montreal were filled with cheers on Monday as fans and family gathered to give a hero’s welcome to Canadian Olympians returning home from the Paris Games with a record-breaking medal haul. The Summer Games saw Team Canada bring home an unprecedented number of medals — nine gold … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 12, 2024 7:25 pm Updated August 12, 2024 7:26 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size CBC says 27 million TV viewers tuned in to the Paris Games over 17 days of coverage on CBC and its broadcast partners, including Sportsnet, TSN and … Read more
The Paris Games are over and the Summer Olympics torch is moving on to Los Angeles in 2028. After Summer McIntosh and Andre De Grasse headlined Canada’s team in Paris, who might be some athletes to watch in four years? Here are 10 Canadians to look out for over the next quadrennial: SUMMER MCINTOSH — … Read more
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Bittersweet. That’s how Maggie Coles-Lyster described her ninth-place finish in the omnium at the Paris Olympics, despite turning in one of the standout performances on Canada’s track cycling team. Coles-Lyster positioned herself wonderfully in third after the first three events — the scratch race, tempo race and elimination race — but a … Read more
PARIS – Canada continued its streak of Olympic diving success in Paris, winning at least one medal for an eighth consecutive Games. The Olympics began well for Canadian divers after Nathan Zsombor-Murray of Pointe-Claire, Que., and Saskatoon’s Rylan Wiens won bronze in the men’s 10-metre synchronized event on July 29. It was Canada’s first medal … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 11, 2024 3:41 pm Updated August 11, 2024 10:18 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size PARIS – Hundreds of Canadian Olympians have filed into Stade de France to take part in the final spectacle at the Paris Olympics. Swimmer Summer McIntosh and … Read more
PARIS – Head coach Glenroy Gilbert loved the resilience he saw from Canada’s athletics team in Paris. Five of Canada’s 27 Olympic medals were won by track and field athletes. While there were mishaps, with some medal favourites missing the podium, there were also a handful of historical moments made under the bright lights of … Read more
PARIS – Both Summer McIntosh and Ethan Katzberg had already left the Paris Games when they were given the offer to become Canada’s flag-bearers for the closing ceremonies — she off to her cottage in Muskoka, and he to a hammer throw training camp in Slovakia. But by Sunday, both Canadian athletes had hopped on … Read more
PARIS – Aaron Brown tried to warn everybody. But they didn’t listen. Canada’s men’s 4×100-metre relay team claimed Olympic gold on Friday night at Stade de France in a stellar performance from Lane 9. With Andre De Grasse running the anchor leg, the Canadians posted a winning time of 37.50 seconds. Story continues below advertisement … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2024 11:24 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – The two Canadians in the women’s golf field at the Paris Olympics will not make the podium. Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., threatened midway through the final round but … Read more
