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Pandemic tests Olympic hopefuls’ perseverance with delay of Tokyo Games
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian athletes to overcome disappointment and persevere through uncertainty to achieve their Olympic goals. The delayed Tokyo Games are scheduled to start July 23, 2021.
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Former Olympian sisters now in jobs focused on COVID-19
Former Olympic swimmers Heather and Brittany MacLean are now in new careers. Heather is a front-line worker at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Brittany is on the Canadian Olympic Committee, working on a COVID-19 awareness campaign.
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Olympian sisters now in jobs focused on COVID-19
Olympic swimmers Heather and Brittany MacLean are now in new careers. Heather is a front-line worker at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Brittany is on the Canadian Olympic Committee, working on a COVID-19 awareness campaign.
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Tokyo Olympics 'feasible' in 2021, says infectious disease doctor
The return of professional sports can be a valuable teaching tool for organizers of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, says Dr. Zain Chagla, who also offers a lesson in proper mask-wearing.
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Tokyo Olympics postponed after pressure from athletes, public
The International Olympic Committee bowed to pressure from athletes and the public and delayed the Tokyo Olympics until 2021.
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Tokyo is now Japan's infection epicentre
Japan has maintained an infection rate lower than many other countries but had to postpone the Olympic Games.
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Canada won’t send team to Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The Canadian Olympic Committee announced late Sunday it won’t send athletes to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics if they are held this summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Team Canada not sending athletes to 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee say they won't send athletes to compete at the Summer Games — set to begin July 24 — if they proceed as scheduled. "This is not solely about athlete health — it is about...
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Japan mulls delaying hosting of Olympic Games
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe now says the postponement of the Olympic Games must be considered in the bid to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
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Team Canada's McBean: Athletes 'heartbroken but relieved'
Marnie McBean, Olympic rower and chef de mission for the 2020 Canadian Olympic team, said the decision to not send Team Canada athletes to Tokyo if the Summer Games remain scheduled for July came after the International Olympic Committee...
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Athletes support decision to miss 2020 Olympics, postponement possible
Canadian athletes voiced their support for a decision to not send a team to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as the Games postponement seemed more likely.
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Olympic Games postponed for first time ever
Japanese prime minister asked for Tokyo Olympic Games to be put off, saying when world's biggest sporting event takes place, it will be proof of victory over the coronavirus.
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Calls to delay 2020 Olympics in Tokyo amid COVID-10 pandemic
Despite a pandemic shutting down cities around the world, the International Olympic Committee plans on going ahead with this year’s games.
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Olympic flame arrives in Japan as athletes call for Games to be postponed
The Olympic flame completed its journey from Greece to Japan on Friday as calls grew for the Games scheduled for July 24 to be postponed or cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Asian markets slip on Wall Street tumble, hopes rise for support
Investors and analysts are turning to policymakers, especially central banks, for stimulus measures to support markets.
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Coronavirus fears not stopping athletes, Olympic preparations
The International Olympic Committee is confident the Tokyo Games will go ahead this summer despite the coronavirus outbreak and Canadian athletes are staying focused on their training.
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100-year anniversary of Canada’s first gold medal in hockey
It has been 100 years since the Winnipeg Falcons won Canada's first gold medal in hockey at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp. The Gimli Ice Festival is holding a special tournament in their honour.
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Cameroon’s Lionesses hitting new heights
Changing times in Cameroon as men’s footballing achievements are matched by the women - who are now on the brink of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics.
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Chinese Olympic swimmer Sun Yang handed 8-year doping ban
China's Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang has his career ended for breaking anti-doping rules.
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10 years since Sidney Crosby’s gold medal goal
Looking back at the overtime goal that got Canada a gold medal for men’s hockey on Canadian soil in the 2010 Olympic Games.
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Amid coronavirus fear, African boxers vie for 2020 Olympic berths
In Senegal, Africa's best boxers are still trying to qualify for Tokyo 2020 despite doubts of cancellations because of the coronavirus.
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Japan calls for cancellation of events over coronavirus
Japanese prime minister's statement comes just five months before the Tokyo Olympics get under way.
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Long way from cancelling the Olympics: IOC member
Dick Pound, a former Canadian swimming champion and senior member of the International Olympic Committee, says cancelling the Tokyo Olympics would take more than a decision by the IOC and Tokyo, but would include decisions by governments...