A spirited silver medal from the women’s rugby sevens team kept Canada’s medal streak alive Tuesday at the Paris Olympics. Canada battled to a hard-fought 19-12 loss to defending champion New Zealand in the sevens final in Paris to earn Canada’s sixth medal of the Games. The plucky Canadians seemed poised to shock the rugby … Read more
In the quest to understand the pinnacle of human athletic performance, researchers at the University of Waterloo have delved into decades of Olympic data, uncovering a surprising trend among the world’s top track and field athletes. The study, published in the July 2024 issue of the Royal Statistical Society’s Significance Journal, found the median peak age for … Read more
Three years after the Tokyo Olympics were held amid strict precautions and with no fans because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the virus has forced athletes to withdraw from events and has others donning masks once again at the Paris Games. Several athletes have tested positive, including Australian swimmer Lani Pallister who was a medal hope in the … Read more
Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history, will continue competing in the Paris Olympics with an injury after tweaking her leg while warming up for the Olympic gymnastics qualifiers on Sunday. The injury caused her to visibly limp on her left leg throughout the day while walking around Paris’ Bercy Arena. Everywhere expect the … Read more
Large parts of France, including the capital city, will see sweltering temperatures this week as the Olympics unfold in Paris following a soggy start to competitions. A weather bulletin from Météo-France, France’s official meteorological agency, said heat wave conditions persist across much of the country’s southern regions. While much of the heat wave is centred … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 29, 2024 11:06 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Soccer are appealing FIFA’s six-point penalty to the national women’s soccer team in the wake of a spying scandal at the Paris Games. FIFA docked the points … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 29, 2024 5:30 am Updated July 29, 2024 5:44 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size PARIS – Two-time world champion Summer McIntosh qualified for Monday’s final of the Olympic women’s 400-metre individual medley in Paris. The 17-year-old from Toronto holds the world … Read more
PARIS – No woman has repeated as Olympic butterfly champion in the women’s 100 metres and try as she might, Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil couldn’t crack that nut. The 24-year-old from London, Ont., was in the medal hunt after one of the fastest opening 50 metres of her career Sunday, but that drained her tank … Read more
PARIS – From Canada’s first-ever fencing medal to a big day on the clay courts of Roland Garros, here are five things to know from Day 2 at the 2024 Paris Games: TOUCHE! Canada’s second medal of the Paris Olympics came from an unexpected place — the pistes of the scenic Grande Palais. That’s where … Read more
PARIS – In a dramatic match that saw her opponent fall to her knees after the final blow, Canadian fencer Eleanor Harvey advanced to the semifinals in the women’s foil individual event at the Paris Olympics. Harvey narrowly defeated Italian Martina Favaretto on Sunday 15-14, staging a fierce comeback after trailing 10-4 midway through the … Read more
