Rio 2016 News
Death at Paralympics
An Iranian cyclist died after crashing in a road race at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Saturday. He was Bahman Golbarnezhad, aged 48, the International...
Paralympian ready to die
Marieke Vervoort lives with nearly unbroken pain. The Belgian has an incurable, degenerative spinal disease, sleeps only 10 minutes some nights, and in 2008 she...
Paralympic silver in the pool
Canadian swimmer Aurelie Rivard added to her Paralympic medal collection on Sunday, capturing silver in the women's 200-metre individual medley. The...
Triathlon silver for Canada
For five kilometres, Stefan Daniel ate up the ground on his competition along Copacabana Beach. But 5K wouldn't be enough, and the 19-year-old from Calgary...
MLA wins Paralympic gold
Canadian wheelchair racer Michelle Stilwell added another Paralympic title to her illustrious resume. The 42-year-old from Parksville sped to victory in the T52...
Shark attack drives swimmer
Before Achmat Hassiem hops onto the Paralympic starting blocks in Rio, he'll close his eyes and think of Scarlet. She's the 16-foot great white shark...
Paralympic gold
Swimmer Aurelie Rivard won Canada's first gold medal at the Paralympic Games, and she did it in commanding fashion. The 20-year-old from...
Paralympic games get going
The Paralympic Games opened Wednesday with 4,350 athletes demonstrating first-hand their creed: "The heart knows no limits; everybody has a heart."...
Bearing our flag
When David Eng made his Paralympic debut 12 years ago in Athens, coach Mike Frogley would jot down a word each day and pin that word on the wall. They were...
Russian ban upheld
UPDATE: 10:20 a.m. Switzerland's supreme court says it has dismissed Russia's appeal to compete at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The Swiss Federal...
Paralympics 80% unsold
Nearly 80 per cent of the tickets for next month's Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro remain unsold, but sales have increased sharply since the end of the...
Athletes return Tuesday
Members of Canada's Olympic team — including closing ceremony flag-bearer Penny Oleksiak — will be back on home turf bright and early Tuesday...
Pan Ams springboard to Rio
The chef de mission of the Canadian Olympic team believes there was a Pan Am effect at work. The 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto just over a year ago...
Japan PM as Super Mario
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's brief but showstopping gig at the Olympics closing ceremony as the Nintendo game character Super Mario offered a...
Ruck, proud Canadian
The future of Canadian swimming at the international level appears to be in good hands. 16-year-old swimmers Penny Oleksiak and Kelowna-born Taylor Ruck stole...
Bright future in track
Peter Eriksson was worried when the sun went down on Day 1 of the Olympic track and field competition. The team had arrived in Rio shouldering big expectations...
Oleksiak bears the flag
Penny Oleksiak led Canada to the podium four times at the Rio Olympics. It was only fitting then that she led the Canadian delegation into Maracana Stadium for...
Lochte admits wrongdoing
American swimmer Ryan Lochte said he over-exaggerated what happened at a Rio de Janeiro gas station and acknowledged it was his "immature behaviour"...
Stripping in protest
Two Mongolian wrestling coaches stripped off their clothing to protest the result of a bronze medal match, a bizarre turn in a day where officiating was highly...
Canada surpasses Rio goal
Canada won 22 medals at the Rio Olympics to finish 10th in the overall medal standings. Here is a look back at Canada's medal performances: DAY 1 ON THE...