Olympic Games

• Former sprint star Bruny Surin thrilled to mentor Canada’s athletes at 2024 Paris Olympics

  Bruny Surin was named the Canadian team's chef de mission for the 2024 Paris Olympic. The chef de mission is an ambassador for the entire team leading into and during the Games.

  Sports

  May 6
  
• Why you may see obstacle course racing at the Olympics – and not equestrian

  Obstacle course racing looks set to be voted in as the replacement for the equestrian element in the modern pentathlon at the Olympic Games from 2028.

  Sports

  May 2
  
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• Ella Shelton is bringing Olympic gold back to Ingersoll, Ont.

  Part of Team Canada's gold medal performance in women's hockey in Beijing will be brought home to Southwestern Ontario.

  Sports

  Feb 17
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• What happened to… the 1988 Jamaican bobsled team

  On this episode of the Global News podcast What happened to…? Erica Vella finds out what happened to the Jamaican bobsled team that competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

  Canada

  Feb 17
• Russia’s Kamila Valieva takes to Olympic ice once more amid doping scandal

  Kamila Valieva, who is at the centre of the latest Olympic doping scandal, concludes her competition Thursday with the women’s free skate at the Beijing Games.

  Sports

  Feb 17
• ‘It’s a big joke for me’: Olympics athletes say they’re starved for food, information

  According to the athletes, the food, facilities, and the approach to COVID-19 protocols at the Beijing Games have all left something to be desired.

  Sports

  Feb 10
• Peng Shuai sexual assault case: Olympics chief pledges support for probe

  The Olympics chief supports an inquiry if requested by Peng who alleged that former Chinese vice premier Zhang Gaoli had sexually assaulted her.

  World

  Feb 3
• Beijing Olympics: Canada down to 1 athlete in COVID-19 protocols

  One member of Canada's Olympic team in Beijing is listed under COVID-19 protocols, an improvement from the three people on that list a day earlier.

  Sports

  Feb 2
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• 2030 Olympics: Indigenous-led bid takes next step to bring Games back to Vancouver

  An Indigenous-led partnership has taken the next step in exploring a potential bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

  Sports

  Feb 1
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• ‘Genocide games’: Athletes urged to speak out against Winter Olympics

  Human rights activists are pushing athletes at the Winter Olympics to use their platforms to speak against Chinese abuses such as the crackdown in Hong Kong and Uyghur atrocities.

  World

  Jan 28