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Is a shallow pool to blame for an Olympic swim competition lacking world records?

The atmosphere for Olympic swimming is electrifying. The times? Not so much. Through the first four days of competition in…

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Decathlon world champion LePage grateful for support after injury, confident in Warner’s ability to repeat

Pierce LePage felt anxious hitting send on an Instagram post that told the world the very thing he spent months…

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Canada’s McIntosh moves into today’s 400m IM final, event in which she holds world record

Two-time world champion Summer McIntosh qualified for Monday’s final of the Olympic women’s 400-metre individual medley in Paris. The 17-year-old…

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Why is the FBI investigating the World Anti-Doping Agency?

PARIS – The feuding this week among officials in the Olympics, the anti-doping world and the United States government over…

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CFL fan eyes world record for fastest visit to all stadiums

A CFL super fan is two-thirds of the way into his record-breaking attempt to visit all nine stadiums in the…

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Pilgrim’s grand slam helps Canada win softball bronze at World Cup

Callum Pilgrim literally touched ’em all on Saturday. The talented Abbotsford, B.C., outfielder hit a walk-off grand slam in the…

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Crouser implies shot put world mark could fall in London with elbow injury behind him

American Ryan Crouser hinted a world shot put record could be on the cards at the London Diamond League meeting…

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Canadian world champion Pierce LePage to miss Olympic Games

Canada has lost one of its top medal hopefuls for the Paris Olympics after world champion decathlete Pierce LePage pulled…

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Decathlon world champion Pierce LePage won’t compete at Paris Olympics due to injury

A herniated disc suffered in April will prevent Canadian decathlete Pierce LePage from pursuing his first Olympic title next month…

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World swimming body promises additional pre-Olympic anti-doping tests of Chinese team

Chinese swimmers going to the Paris Olympics are undergoing increased drug testing of at least eight times this year before…

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