Canada is out of medal contention in women’s Olympic water polo and will play a final match Thursday in Paris to determine its placing in the tournament. Spain, which topped its group with a 4-0 record in the preliminary round, scored six goals in the first quarter on Tuesday and cruised to a 18-8 victory […]
Canada’s Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes upset U.S. to reach Olympic beach volleyball quarterfinals
Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are through to the quarterfinals of the women’s beach volleyball competition at the Paris Olympics after a 2-0 upset of Americans Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss in the Round of 16 on Monday at Eiffel Tower Stadium. Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson, both from Toronto, posted set scores of 21-19, 21-18 in […]
Canadian Olympic Committee pulls accreditation from Andre De Grasse’s coach
The Canadian Olympic Committee says it has revoked accreditation from the coach of six-time Olympic medal-winning sprinter Andre De Grasse. The COC says “new information” has come to light about the appropriateness of accrediting Rana Reider. The organization says Reider was on probation with the U.S. Center for SafeSport until May of this year, and […]
Olympic crowd turn after three consecutive false starts in men’s 110m hurdles | Other | Sport
One of the 110m hurdle heats at the Paris Olympics was marred by chaos after the crowd was left frustrated by three false starts. Athletes from across the globe had descended on the Stade de France for Day Five of the athletics programme at this year’s Games. One of the events on the morning schedule […]
Olympics BBC pundit perplexed by ‘most extraordinary thing I’ve ever come across’ | Other | Sport
BBC commentators Andy Austin and Nick Luck were left baffled when Henrik von Eckermann was thrown off his horse after losing control during the individual showjumping final at the Olympics. The Swedish rider was hoping for a medal but saw his hopes go up in smoke on his final run at the Palace of Versailles. […]
Watch Canada vs. France in Olympic men's basketball quarterfinals
The Canadian men’s basketball team bring their undefeated record into the group stage for a tough quarterfinal matchup with the host French squad. The match begins at 12 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Source link
Adam Peaty exposes ‘worms in the fish’ and dismal Olympic village standards | Other | Sport
Adam Peaty has sensationally claimed that athletes have been finding worms in their fish at the Olympic village in a scathing attack on the food standards in Paris. The 29-year-old is far from the only Olympian to complain about the meals on offer at the athletes’ base, which appears to have split opinion among sports […]
Canada’s Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes upset U.S. to reach Olympic beach volleyball quarterfinals
Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are through to the quarterfinals of the women’s beach volleyball competition at the Paris Olympics after a 2-0 upset of Americans Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss in the Round of 16 on Monday at Eiffel Tower Stadium. Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson, both from Toronto, posted set scores of 21-19, 21-18 in […]
Reigning champion De Grasse advances to men’s 200m semis; pole vaulter Duplantis breaks own world record
It was a quick, tough turnaround, but Andre De Grasse is now focused on what’s ahead. The six-time Olympic medallist fell short of qualifying for the men’s 100-metre final on Sunday night, a first in his career at the Games, and quickly pivoted to running the opening round of the 200 on Monday. De Grasse, […]
Kenya’s Chebet wins women’s 5,000m gold; compatriot Kipyegon DQ’d, reinstated to earn silver
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet won the gold medal in the women’s Olympic 5,000-metres as she sprinted home to claim the title after a textbook performance on Monday. Chebet won in a time of 14 minutes 28.56 seconds as compatriot Faith Kipyegon (14:29.60) claimed silver and Dutch runner Sifan Hassan took bronze (14:30.61). Chebet produced a thrilling finish to win […]