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Downtown Calgary’s Olympic Plaza is more than just a gathering place for Maureen Love — it’s a symbol of family memories. “We were down here with our newborn son to do the medals, we did the fireworks, we did the torch run,” Love said of the 1988 Winter Games. “This really was an amazing spot […]
Bleijie said any decisions about venues would be left to the independent panel, but still made his feelings known about one of the planned venues in his patch. “It’s no secret that I’ve had concerns about the Kawana indoor centre, where the Sunshine Coast Council and the former Labor government had placed it, because of […]
It is not often three Olympic gold medallists and Hong Kong’s greatest athlete are gathered in a room together to discuss mental strength, sacrifice and what it takes to win, so when the opportunity arises you listen. The first day of the Post’s Family Business Summit closed with a panel featuring China tennis star Zheng […]
Bev Priestman is out as coach of the Canadian women’s soccer team in the wake of an independent report into the Olympic drone-spying scandal. Canada Soccer says assistant coach Jasmine Mander and analyst Joseph Lombardi, who like Priestman are serving a one-year FIFA ban over the illegal use of a drone to film […]
John Nacion/Getty Images Team USA gymnastics star Jordan Chiles has not given up on her effort to reclaim the Olympic medal that was stripped from her following a controversial ruling. “It’s hard to tell yourself everything is going to be fine when we literally didn’t do anything wrong. Everything was in the time that it […]
By ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY (AP) — Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ridiculed and spawned conspiracy theories about how she qualified for the Games. The now 37-year-old Sydney […]
Sydney, Australia – Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ridiculed and spawned conspiracy theories about how she qualified for the Games. The now 37-year-old Sydney university lecturer […]
When Sir Chris revealed his diagnosis last month, the public shock was seismic. Messages flowed from all walks of life, from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Scotland’s first minister John Swinney to fellow sporting icons, such as Olympic cyclist and former Great Britain team-mate Sir Mark Cavendish. The messages of support continue to pour […]
Video: Olympic athlete reveals the surprising place she keeps her gold medal Olympic athlete reveals the surprising place she keeps her gold medal We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Dismiss Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer Olympic athlete Saya Sakakibara reveals the surprising […]
Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy has made the shock announcement that his cancer is incurable after first revealing he had the illness in February. In an Instagram post eight months ago, the cyclist said: ‘I’m currently receiving treatment, including chemotherapy, which is thankfully going really well. I’m optimistic, positive … I currently feel fine. I am […]