State of emergency was unlikely to trigger a cancellation of the games as COVID-19 surges
Some of them have competed at the Olympics before, others are first-timers
Tournament schedule unveiled
Surging virus numbers in Tokyo are forcing a rollback in fans in the stands
33 women and 24 men will represent the country from July 30 to Aug. 8
Kim Gaucher, a member of Canada’s women’s basketball team from Mission, will compete in her third Olympics in Tokyo
Athletics Canada said a few weeks ago that athletes who’d achieved qualifying standards didn’t need to compete in Montreal to make the team
Both teams are home at the Al Charron National Training Center in Langford preparing for the Games
Kim Gaucher says COVID-19 rules prevent her from bringing her daughter, Sophie, to the Tokyo Olympics next month
They’ll be restricted to their accommodation and training facilities and won’t be able to interact with the public
Podcast: Chat includes potential role for Vancouver Island communities
Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka are sitting out Wimbledon, leaving the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament without two of the sport’s biggest stars
In Tokyo, new cases are down to 500 per day from about 1,100 in mid-May
At Harry Jerome Classic, Luc Bruchet hits Olympic standard in men’s 5,000-m
Fans from abroad already banned from what is shaping up to be a largely made-for-television event
‘We have been the underdogs in most of our games, but we just keep proving people wrong,’ says forward Andrew Mangiapane
Andy Anderson battles injury en route to qualifying for Tokyo-hosted Games
