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McIntosh wins 2024 Northern Star Award as Canada’s athlete of the year after historic Paris Olympics

Summer McIntosh, the talented swimmer from Toronto, has been awarded the prestigious Northern Star Award as Canada’s athlete of the…

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School district mired in transgender athlete controversy tells critics to blame lawmakers in CA and DC

The controversy surrounding a transgender athlete on the cross country team at Martin Luther King Jr. High School in Riverside,…

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Diamond League to increase athlete prize money to highest-ever level in 2025

The Diamond League track and field series is set to increase its prize money next season, World Athletics said Wednesday.…

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Ugandan Olympic athlete: Man accused in attack dies

NAIROBI, Kenya – A man accused of dousing gasoline on an Ugandan Olympic athlete, causing her death days later, has…

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Rebecca Cheptegei: Ugandan athlete dies in hospital

NAIROBI, Kenya – Content warning: This story contains descriptions of violence. Reader discretion is advised. Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei…

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Olympics: Ugandan athlete set on fire by boyfriend

NAIROBI, Kenya – A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was set ablaze by her boyfriend and is currently receiving treatment…

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‘Be you’: Canada’s Greg Stewart still writing story as athlete at Paris Paralympics

Greg Stewart, the seven-foot-two Paralympic shot putter, wants to spread one message in Paris. “Be you.” Stewart is unique —…

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Wheelchair basketball paralympics: Palestinian athlete competes

When athletes paraded down Paris’ Champs-Élysées for the opening ceremony of the Paralympics earlier this week, many did so as…

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Afghan Para taekwondo athlete makes history with 1st medal for Refugee Paralympic Team

Zakia Khudadadi made history on Thursday at the Paris Paralympics by becoming the first athlete from the Refugee Paralympic Team…

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Olympics news: German athlete falls ill after swimming in Seine

PARIS, France – German swimmer Leonie Beck became ill after competing in the women’s open water race at the Paris…

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