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Buonfiglio the new Italian Olympic Committee boss ahead of Milan-Cortina Games June 26, 2025 - 4:43 AM

ROME (AP) — Luciano Buonfiglio, a canoe athlete at the 1976 Montreal Games, was elected president of the Italian Olympic committee (CONI) on Thursday to keep the body moving in the same direction ahead of next winter’s Milan-Cortina Games.
An 85-year-old known as 'Presidentissimo' is the key candidate in Italian sports election June 25, 2025 - 7:21 AM

ROME (AP) — An 85-year-old former IOC member could be the decisive candidate in a contentious election for the presidency of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), which will have a major role in helping organize next winter’s Milan-Cortina Games.
Canada's Katie Vincent paddles to canoe sprint gold at World Cup event in Hungary May 17, 2025 - 11:16 AM

SZEGED - Canada's Katie Vincent captured gold in the women's C1 500-metre final at a Canoe Sprint World Cup event on Saturday.
Canadian para paddler Brianna Hennessy earns Paralympic silver medal September 07, 2024 - 1:57 PM

PARIS - Canadian para canoeist Brianna Hennessy raced to her first Paralympic medal with a reminder of her mother on her paddle.
Bennett, Hennessy Canada's flag-bearers for Paralympic closing ceremonies in Paris September 07, 2024 - 1:52 PM

PARIS - Swimmer Nicholas Bennett and para canoeist Brianna Hennessy have been named Canada's flag-bearers for Sunday's closing ceremonies of the Paralympic Games in Paris.
Rogers' hammer throw gold rescues the day for Canada at the Paris Games August 06, 2024 - 1:52 PM

PARIS - With just two throws to go and trailing her American rival, Camryn Rogers stepped into the hammer throwing circle at Stade de France.
Festival goer drowns in Olympic Basin after leaving Montreal's Osheaga music festival August 05, 2024 - 11:19 AM

MONTREAL - A 20-year-old concertgoer is dead after drowning in the Olympic Basin at Montreal's Parc Jean-Drapeau.
Tokyo medallist Vincent leads Canada's sprint canoe/kayak team into Paris Olympics June 24, 2024 - 10:48 AM

MONTREAL - Olympic medallist Katie Vincent will lead Canada's canoe/kayak sprint team at the Paris Games this summer.
Ski cross siblings Hannah and Jared Schmidt combine breakout seasons January 17, 2024 - 1:43 PM

The Schmidt siblings are hitting their ski cross stride at the same time.
Canada's Ethan Katzberg strikes gold again in hammer throw at Pan American Games November 04, 2023 - 7:33 PM

SANTIAGO, Chile - Canada's Ethan Katzberg struck gold again in men's hammer throw at the Pan American Games on Saturday.
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