'Happy to be home,' says Nunavut wrestler who arrives to a celebration
The Cambridge Bay airport erupted in cheers, and tears, Monday as Eekeeluak Avalak entered, bearing the territory's first ever medal — Gold — from the Canada Summer Games.
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Cambridge Bay wrestler wins 1st gold for Nunavut at Canada Summer Games
Cambridge Bay wrestler Eekeeluak Avalak circled the mat flying his Nunavut flag after becoming the first Nunavut athlete ever to win a gold medal at the Canada Summer Games.
P.E.I.'s Canada Games athletes excited to compete
Hundreds of athletes on P.E.I. are putting in the final push before heading to Niagara for the Canada Games.
Felix, Alistair Brownlee among four appointed to IOC Athletes' Commission
Olympians Allyson Felix, Alistair Brownlee, Oluseyi Smith and Masomah Ali Zada have joined the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a group that serves as a link between the athletes and the IOC, the body said on Wednesday.
Meet the Resilient: Special Olympics Team Canada 2022
After two years of virtual training due to a global pandemic, and the ultimate cancellation of the Special Olympics World Games due to geopolitical turmoil, no Special Olympics Team Canada has seen more obstacles.
2026 Winter Olympics add eight events, cut Alpine skiing team event
Eight events have been added to the program for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
Geopolitical tension, inflation among challenges to 2030 bid - USOPC
NEW YORK : Geopolitical tension and inflation are among the "barriers" Salt Lake City faces in its bid to host the 2030 Winter Games, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Chair Susanne Lyons said on Thursday.
Final bill for Tokyo 2020 Olympics comes in at $10.4 billion
TOKYO : The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held in 2021 after being postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, cost 1.42 trillion yen ($10.4 billion), nearly double the figure quoted in the city's bid for the Games, according to a final budget report.