Simone Biles is looking to add to the list of skills named after her in gymnastics’ Code of Points. The American superstar submitted an original skill on uneven bars to the International Gymnastics Federation on Friday. If Biles successfully completes it during women’s qualifying on Sunday, the skill will become the sixth to bear her…
Olivia Apps knows how adversity can shape a person. Now she’s learning how it can shape a group as she leads Canada’s women’s rugby seven’s team through a so-called “group of death” at the Paris Olympics. As captain of the squad, Apps has become a face of Canadian rugby in recent years — and her…
When Canadian weightlifter Maude Charron competes for a second Olympic gold medal in Paris, she’ll be doing it in front of a large cheering section including her parents, siblings, training mates, former coaches and friends. That’s in contrast to the 2021 Tokyo Games, when athletes competed in front of mostly empty stands due to the…
Don’t expect Jenny Casson and Jill Moffatt to be the picture of serenity as they sit in their boat, waiting for races to start at the Paris Olympics. Since coming 12th in women’s lightweight double sculls at the Tokyo Games, the pair have swapped coaches and tapped into something unique — the emotions that fuel…
Natalie Achonwa’s 15-month-old son, Maverick, has quickly and seamlessly integrated into the Canadian women’s basketball team. Someone taught him to bump fists and he greets everyone with one whenever he enters a room. A few players are going out for coffee? Count Maverick in. Even when Achonwa steps away for a second, Maverick is the centre…
Defender Sydney Collins will not compete for the Canadian women’s soccer team at the Paris Olympics after fracturing her left leg during a closed-door match against Nigeria in Marbella, Spain on Wednesday. The Canadian Olympic Committee announced Saturday that defender Gabrielle Carle of Levis, Que., will replace Collins on the roster after previously being selected…
Noah Lyles warmed up for his assault on the Olympic 100-metres title in impressive style on Saturday as the American world champion ran a personal best of 9.81 seconds in the final Diamond League meeting before the Games. Lyles, probably the biggest name in the sport at the moment, delivered in the final race of…
Hamilton’s Mitchell Akira Kawasaki recalls that in 1976, when he won his first fight in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Montreal Olympics, he saw this newspaper headline: “Kawasaki lets the good times roll.” Kawasaki had just started learning the Greco-Roman style of wrestling the year before the Summer Games and managed to place sixth in Montreal. Now, at…
If Canada fields its A team, and every member is two months sharper than they were the last time they performed as a unit, then the men’s 4×100 relay at this Saturday’s Diamond League track meet in London could turn into a clinic. It’s a rare meet on the circuit that features men’s and women’s…
The road to the Olympic Games hasn’t always been smooth for Canada’s athletes in Paris. A capsule look at the challenges some have faced in their careers: Sydney Pickrem, Clearwater, Fla., swimming “The biggest challenge has definitely always been mental health. Until I really discovered my issues with depression and anxiety and tackled them, I…
