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Tag Archives: 2016 Rio Olympics
How Rio became Canada’s breakthrough Olympics
Canada set a high standard in Rio, and is emerging as a Summer Olympics power
One picture, less than 1,000 words: Usain Bolt’s legacy
Usain Bolt reminded us that, despite doping scandals, sport can still be pure
NBC squeezes American content out of Olympic celebration
American commentators mostly let Rio’s closing ceremony speak for itself. After all, there’s not much for them to say about a show about everyone else.
So how did that oiled-up Tonga flag bearer do in Rio?
Not great.
Andre De Grasse vs. Average Canadian: 200m
Andre De Grasse won silver in the men’s 200-metre final with a time of 20.02 seconds. Let’s see what our average Canadian can do.
Catharine Pendrel comes back to claim mountain bike bronze
‘The result was about giving our best and that’s what I did. I knew I was strong,’ cyclist says of fight for the finish
DQ turns Canada’s oh-so-close miss into 4 x 100 bronze
Canada’s run is not over yet — Melissa Bishop races Saturday in 800 final
Race walker Evan Dunfee on winning, then losing, bronze
‘I made the decision not to appeal, as I believe the right decision stood’
The Canadian judge who keeps the Olympics clean
Former sprinter Hugh Fraser moonlights as an adjudicator with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Rio