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Zhang Weili to defend strawweight title against Yan Xiaonan at UFC 300

Zhang Weili to defend strawweight title against Yan Xiaonan at UFC 300

The UFC’s next milestone event will have a first — two Chinese athletes fighting one another in a title fight. Zhang Weili will defend her UFC women’s strawweight title versus countrywoman Yan Xiaonan at UFC 300 on April…

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Canada sending men’s gymnastics team to Olympics for 1st time since 2008

Canada sending men’s gymnastics team to Olympics for 1st time since 2008

Men’s gymnasts are the latest Canadian athletes to clinch a team spot for the Paris Olympics next summer. Needing a top-12 finish from Sunday’s qualification round at artistic world championships, Canada amassed 249.26 points across six…

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Canada holds off Puerto Rico in NORCECA men’s Final 6

Canada holds off Puerto Rico in NORCECA men’s Final 6

The Canadian men’s volleyball team topped Puerto Rico in its opening match at the NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six tournament in Edmonton on Tuesday. The young Canadian squad — comprised of Volleyball Canada NextGen Program players and…

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Russian, Belarusian tennis players will be allowed to compete at US Open

Russian, Belarusian tennis players will be allowed to compete at US Open

The US Open will permitted tennis players from Russia and Belarus to compete this year despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, which prompted Wimbledon to ban those athletes. U.S. Tennis Association CEO and executive director…

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New York City COVID-19 vaccine mandate for athletes to be lifted Thursday

New York City COVID-19 vaccine mandate for athletes to be lifted Thursday

New York Mayor Eric Adams will lift the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on athletes Thursday, paving the way for Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play at the Barclays Center on Sunday and for unvaccinated New York Yankees and Mets players to play…

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Canada Summer Games in Niagara rescheduled for August 2022

Canada Summer Games in Niagara rescheduled for August 2022

After being postponed due to public health concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, the Niagara 2021 Canada Summer Games have been rearranged to Aug. 6 to 21, 2022.  The Canada Games Council  (CGC) and Niagara Host Society moved the…

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Athletics Canada withdraws competitors from Half Marathon Championships in Poland

Athletics Canada withdraws competitors from Half Marathon Championships in Poland

Athletics Canada has withdrawn 5 athletes deliberate to symbolize the nation this weekend on the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in Gdynia, Poland. The sports activities group informed it made the decision after an…

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Athletics Canada confirms Tokyo 2021 spots for Hofbauer, Pidhoresky and Dunfee

Athletics Canada confirms Tokyo 2021 spots for Hofbauer, Pidhoresky and Dunfee

Athletics Canada has reported that race walker Evan Dunfee and marathon runners Trevor Hofbauer and Dayna Pidhoresky have been selected for the reprogrammed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Hofbauer and Pidhoresky earned victories in the men’s…

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Already-qualified athletes will keep spots at postponed Tokyo Games

Already-qualified athletes will keep spots at postponed Tokyo Games

All athletes who had qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will keep their places for the Games next year following their postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, the International Olympic Committee stated on Friday. The…

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Canadian athletes’ careers in question with Olympic postponement

Canadian athletes’ careers in question with Olympic postponement

In the wake of Tuesday’s unprecedented announcement — the first time the Games have ever been postponed — a logistical nightmare stands in the way of the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 planning…

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Canadian athletes praise leadership after decision to skip Tokyo 2020

Canadian athletes praise leadership after decision to skip Tokyo 2020

Justyn Knight says he loves his country and didn’t mean any disrespect, but he and other athletes are struggling to understand why the Canadian Olympic Committee made a bold decision Sunday to pull its team…

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