Category: Olympics
Q+A: Maggie Mac Neil reflects on swimming success, next steps
Maggie Mac Neil has closed the book on one of Canada’s best swimming careers and ranks as one of the most successful athletes in London sports history.
London’s leveled-up NASH Cup will now provide Olympic squash springboard
The NASH Cup has leveled up at an interesting time. The 16th annual Professional Squash Association stop in London is now considered a âCopperâ world tour event with more points available and US$25,000 purses for both the menâs and womenâs draws. That boost has happened as the sport prepares to take part in the Olympics […]
The LFP Podcast, ep. 182: Our Olympics review/Western Mustangs football preview
Sports reporter Ryan Pyette spoke with host Rachel Gilbert about the season ahead for the powerhouse Western Mustangs football team.
Baranyai: No place for bullying in search for excellence
Trans and non-binary competitors also deserve a place to excel, without being pilloried for their identity.
Yes! London’s Alysha Newman wins Olympic bronze in women’s pole vault
Londoner Alysha Newman won a bronze medal while breaking Canada’s national record in women’s pole vault at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
PHOTOS: Alysha Newman’s path from London to Olympic pole vault finals
It’s been about 15 years since The London Free Press first starting covering a teenage track-and-field star at Mother Teresa secondary school, Alysha Newman. Now 30 and at her third Olympics, she’s made the pole vault finals for the first time (Wednesday, 12:15 p.m. Ontario time) after overcoming personal and professional challenges. Here’s a look […]
New heights! London’s Alysha Newman keeps her cool, vaults into Olympic final
Alysha Newman found happiness long before she found herself in the Olympic pole vault final here
83-year-old Londoner loving volunteer gig at Paris Olympics
An 83-year-old from London is volunteering at his second Olympics in Paris and planning his next trip to the Winter Games in Italy in 2026.
Baranyai: Respect women Olympians’ faith choices
In Rio, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history as the first woman to compete for the U.S. wearing a hijab.