Pieces appear in place for Canada's men's basketball team to qualify for 1st Olympics since 2000
Canada hasn't won a significant senior men's basketball medal since 1936. The team hasn't qualified for the Olympics since 2000.
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Sewer problems in Seine behind cancellation of Paris 2024 run-up event
PARIS : A faulty valve in Paris' sewage system was likely to have caused a contamination of the River Seine's water that led to the cancellation of a pre-Olympics swimming event, the Paris city council said on Wednesday.
Sewer problems in Seine behind cancellation of Paris 2024 run-up event - media
PARIS : A faulty valve in Paris' sewage system was likely to have degraded the River Seine's water quality, leading to the cancellation of a pre-Olympics swimming event, Le Canard Enchaine and Le Parisien newspapers reported on Wednesday.
Sha'Carri Richardson caps comeback by winning star-studded 100m at worlds - ESPN
BUDAPEST, Hungary — -- American Sha'Carri Richardson won the women's 100-meter world title Monday, outsprinting a star-studded field to take a gold medal two years after a positive marijuana test derailed her Olympic dreams.
Creating winning culture top challenge for new Canadian men's basketball coach
Canadian men's basketball head coach Jordi Fernandez wants his team to get one per cent better every day in advance of the World Cup.
Akhil Sheoran Secures India's Fifth Olympics Quota In Shooting
India's Akhil Sheoran secured the country's fifth Paris Olympics quota in shooting after winning the bronze medal in men's rifle 3-position competition at the ISSF World Championships on Sunday. Sheoran aggregated 450.0 in the eight-man final to finish third and also bag a quota for next year's Olympic Games. He was placed sixth in the qualifications with an aggregate score of 585. Austria's Alexander Schmirl won the gold medal in the event with 462.6 and Czech Republic's Petr Nymbursky settled for the silver with a total score of 459.2.
Hockey India Names 39-Member Men's Core Probable Group For National Coaching Camp Ahead Of Asian Games
Gearing up for the all-important Hangzhou Asian Games, Hockey India on Sunday named a 39-member core men's probable group for the national coaching camp beginning in Bengaluru on Monday. The camp, which will serve as an opportunity for the players to fine-tune their skills, is scheduled to be held at SAI Centre from August 21 to September 18. The Asian Games is scheduled to be held from September 23 to October 8 in China. The Indian men's team, which lifted the Asian Champions Trophy title for a record fourth time in Chennai early this month, will begin their campaign at the Asian Games against Uzbekistan on September 24.
Paris Olympics swimming test event cancelled over water quality fears
Worries about water quality forced the cancellation of another Paris Olympics test event in the Seine River on Sunday, as organisers called off a triathlon mixed relay.